>>> WE ARE BACK AT 7:40 WITH TOUCHING NEW TRIBUTES TO SUZANNE SOMERS. >> SHE PASSED AWAY OVER THE WEEKEND FOLLOWING A LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER. AND BY HER SIDE UNTIL THE END HER HUSBAND ALAN HAMEL. >> WE WILL TALK TO ALAN IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT FIRST, A LITTLE MORE ON SUZANNE'S LIFE AND THEIR AMAZING LOVE STORY. >> SUZANNE SOMERS ROSE TO SUPERSTARDOME FOR HER ROLES ON THE SMALL SCREEN. FROM CHRISSY SNOW ON "THREE'S COMPANY" TO THE FACE OF ICONIC INFOMERCIALS PROMOTING PRODUCTS LIKE THE THIGH MASTER. >> AND I'M STILL USING IT BECAUSE IT WORKS. >> Reporter: SHE DIED AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH AN AGGRESSIVE FORM OF BREAST CANCER. THE ACTRESS WAS SURROUNDED BY HER FAMILY, INCLUDING HER LONG-TIME HUSBAND ALAN HAMEL. >> WE HAD 55 REALLY WONDERFUL YEARS TOGETHER AND 42 YEARS WHERE WE WERE NOT APART FOR NOT EVEN AN HOUR. WE WERE TOGETHER CONSTANTLY. >> MARRIED IN 1977, THE COUPLE RAISED A BLENDED FAMILY OF THREE CHILDREN TOGETHER. SOMERS RECALLED SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES HERE ON TODAY. >> THERE WERE NO RULES AT THAT TIME FOR BLENDED FAMILIES. >> THE COUPLE ALSO TOLD US ABOUT THEIR SECRETS TO SUCCESS AS BOTH ROMANTIC AND BUSINESS PARTNERS. >> I REALLY WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW IT WORKS. WHEN IT WORKS, IT WORKS, YEAH. >> WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR ALL THESE YEARS. AND IT IS LIKE A FIGURE EIGHT. YOU KNOW, THE PERSON, THE FAMILY, THE KIDS, ET CETERA. >> LEAVING FLOWERS AT HER HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME STAR MONDAY ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HER 77th BIRTHDAY AS FRIENDS AND FAMILY POSTED HEARTFELT TRIBUTES. HER SON WRITING, TO ME, SHE WAS JUST MOM. SHE'LL LIVE THROUGH ME AS SHE TAUGHT ME TO BE KIND, TO BE PRESENT, TO LOVE AND TO BE LOVED. WELL, THAT IS A REMARKABLE LIFE, AN INCREDIBLE LOVE STORY. WE WELCOME IN ALAN HAMEL, WHO IS A FRIEND OF THE SHOW, AS WAS SUZANNE FOR MANY YEARS. WE'RE SO, SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. FIRST OF ALL, HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS MORNING? >> A LITTLE IN AND OUT. I SAY EVERYTHING'S OKAY, AND THEN I REALIZE WHAT HAS HAPPENED, AND I GO INTO IT AGAIN. BUT THE FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE SINCE SUNDAY MORNING AS THAT'S BEEN SAVING ME. AND IT'S GREAT. BUT I KNOW MY LIFE IS GOING TO CHANGE, WHICH I DON'T CARE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. BUT -- AND WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS DAY COMING, AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE ME BECAUSE I'M TEN YEARS OLDER. IF THAT HAPPENED, SHE WOULD BE ALONE, WHICH WAS A TERRIBLE CONUNDRUM, THE IDEA OF BEING ALONE. ANYWAY, LIFE IS HARD AND YOU GOT TO DEAL WITH IT, AND HERE WE ARE. SHE WAS AN AMAZING, AMAZING WOMAN. ASIDE FROM ALL OF HER ESTABLISHMENTS, SHE WAS AN AMAZING WIFE AND AN AMAZING MOTHER AS WELL. SHE'S THE ONE WHO PULLED HER FAMILY TOGETHER. I DIDN'T DO IT. SHE DID IT. AND SHE REALLY KNEW WHAT SHE WAS DOING. SO I WILL -- I WILL MISS HER. >> OH. I MEAN, YOU WERE LITERALLY INSEPARABLE FOR SO MANY YEARS. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY FEEL LIKE JUST A PIECE OF YOU IS MISSING THIS MORNING. HOW WERE HER FINAL DAYS? WERE YOU ABLE TO IN THESE LAST WEEKS SAY YOUR GOOD-BYES? AND HOW WAS SHE DOING? >> SHE WAS DOING OKAY. NOT GREAT. BUT SHE WAS DOING OKAY. WE HAD CONVERSATIONS. WE FACED REALITY LIKE WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN DOWN THE ROAD. AND, SO, WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU INTERESTED IN MIN TANING WHATEVER HAPPENS? AND SHE SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE WORKED SO HARD TO PROVIDE INCREDIBLE PRODUCTS FOR ALL MY LADIES, ALL THE CLEAN, ORGANIC PRODUCTS. SHE SAID, I HOPE THAT WE'LL CONTINUE DOING THAT LONG AFTER I'M GONE. AND I SAID, LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT AFTER YOUR PHONE. SHE SAID, WELL, THE REALITY IS I'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS THING FOR A LONG TIME, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN DOWN THE ROAD. SHE SAID LET'S JUST MAKE SURE THAT SUZANNESOMERS.COM IS STILL DEVELOPING INCREDIBLE PRODUCTS FOR THE MARKETPLACE. >> YEAH. ALAN, WE WERE HERE. WE WATCHED SUZANNE AS SHE BATTLED CANCER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. SHE USED BOTH EASTERN AND WESTERN MEDICINE, AND WE WATCHED HER THRIVE RIGHT HERE IN THIS STUDIO. BUT WHEN THE END CAME, ALAN, WERE YOU SURPRISED BY THAT, OR WAS IT EXPECTED? >> I WOULDN'T SAY I WAS SURPRISED. I -- SHE WAS HEAVY BREATHING AT THE VERY END, AND I GAVE HER A PILL TO RELAX HER BREATHING, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. AS I WAS GRATEFUL THAT I WAS WITH HER WHEN SHE LEFT US, AND IT WAS VERY PEACEFUL AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, AND SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL. AND WE HAD THE WHOLE FAMILY COME, AND THEY HAVE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE. AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY UPBEAT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. THERE HASN'T BEEN A GOOD MOMENT. EVERY TIME I FEEL IT COMING ON, I LEAVE THE ROOM SO I CAN BE ALONE. AND -- BUT THAT'S LIFE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. >> WELL, ALAN, I'M SO GLAD YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY LOVE AND THE FAMILY THAT YOU CREATED WITH SUZANNE. WHAT A LEGACY IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING ELSE. YOU HAVE OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES AS WELL. >> YEAH. SHE LEFT US WITH SO MUCH RIGHT HERE. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE TOUCHED DEEPLY BY YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST, ALAN. OKAY? >> I WANT TO THANK THE TENS OF THOUSANDS AND THEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS. I WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE PEOPLE, ALL THOSE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. AND OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T RESPOND TO EVERYBODY, BUT I JUST WANT TO REALLY THANK YOU. YOU POURED OUT YOUR HEART ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SUZANNE AND HOW SHE INFLUENCED YOU, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> TAKE GOOD CARE. >> SHE WAS JUST A LEGACY. AL, I KNOW YOU KNEW HER AND INTERVIEWED HER MANY TIMES AS WELL. >> SUCH A LIGHT. AND THAT WAS -- THAT SMILE, SHE'D COME IN HERE AND
