‘DWTS’ honors Suzanne Somers with touching tribute

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Entertainment Tonight the day after her passing at age 76. “I had it in my calendar to wish her a happy birthday because she was turning 77 in a couple days.

When I found out, it just cut my legs from under me because she was such a beacon of light.”“I remember Suzanne Somers with a smile on her face, and it just saddens me to the core because I knew she really fought this cancer for such a long time,” he continued. “She was dealing with it, even back then, and trying every natural way of dealing with this.

The fact that she was able to survive it for as long as she did is really a true testament to her dedication to being healthy.”“As a partner, it’s interesting because ‘Dancing With the Stars’ is such a machine and you could be successful in everything else, but you show up in the ballroom, all kinds of things happen,” Dovolani concluded. “But she always walked in with a pep in her step.

She really wanted to learn. She was always respectful, she wanted to be pushed hard. She had her frustrating moments but never without a smile.”News of the Thighmaster spokesperson’s death broke Sunday. “Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15th.