Suzanne Somers Recalls Star-Studded Nights at Studio 54 Following Mark Fleischman's Death (Exclusive)

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Suzanne Somers is looking back on the time of her life. The same week that Mark Fleischman, a former owner of Studio 54, died by physicians assisted suicide, ET spoke with Somers, who recalled having unforgettable nights at the iconic New York City club.«Oh, what a time it was,» Somers tells ET of the late '70s and early '80s, when she was starring on Three's Company and frequently stepped out at Studio 54. "… There's no red carpet experience I've ever had that compared to walking into Studio 54.

I didn't even think about the snobbery of it, that there were red velvet ropes and that when our car pulled up, the doors were automatically opened and there was [Studio 54 co-owner] Steve Rubell saying, 'Come, come, come.'" While there would be «people screaming» outside the club, as soon as you walked inside, Somers remembered, «you couldn't hear anybody's voices» over the «loud and wonderful» music.«All I did was dance and dance.

Disco dancing was the dancing that you could do that you didn't even know how to dance. It wasn't necessary,» Somers says, adding that regulars at the club included Halston, Bianca Jagger, Diana Ross, Andy Warhol and Liza Minnelli.Bianca Jagger, Halston and Liza Minnelli at Studio 54Diana Ross at Studio 54Liza Minnelli, Andy Warhol and Bianca Jagger at Studio 54Somers also met Donald Trump at the club, though she didn't remember the encounter until recently, when she was sitting at the same table as the former president at an event.«He said, 'Remember when we first met?' And I said, 'I really don't.' He said, 'Yep.