SUZANNE SOMERS I'm Grateful to WALK AGAIN

The TV star and wellness expert talks about life, her recent accident and the road to recovery

- Susan Hornik

In the late 1970s, Suzanne Somers became TV’s hottest property playing beautiful, bubbly Chrissy Snow on the hugely popular sitcom Three’s Company. “When I go out, people still point at me. They’ll come up and sheepishly ask about Chrissy. For a character to last that long and become iconic, it was just a major opportunity,” Suzanne tells Closer. In the ensuing years, Suzanne, 76, put her popularity to good use on the TV hits She’s the Sheriff and Step by Step, but she’s become just as well known for her self-help books, wellness products and supplements available on suzannesomers.com. “I wasn’t trying to be a guru. I just was loving helping people feel better,” says Suzanne.

The star’s life took a difficult turn in 2020 when Suzanne took a serious fall in her home. “I broke my whole right side — my neck, spine, hip, pelvis and knee,” she says. “And it’s been over a year of pain and recovery. I’m not all the way back yet, but I’m going to be OK.”

It’s great that you are doing better. How did your accident occur?

My husband grabbed my hand at the top of our bedroom stairs. He uncharacteristically slipped at the top and fell and I fell on top of him. It’s 50 steps down. We didn’t get hurt. But the torque of that fall threw me back on the cement. Full force. I heard my neck break.

Wow. That’s terrifying!