The Suzanne Somers You Probably Don’t Know

The woman that most people know as Suzanne Somers was actually born Suzanne Marie Mahoney in San Bruno, California. The “Queen of the Jiggles” as she has been dubbed, today may be most known by the younger generation for the myriad of products that she has promoted and endorsed in recent years. Anyone remember the Thighmaster? However, there is much more to Somers then products, books and her somewhat outrageous and oftentimes controversial claims. Below, we will dig a bit deeper and discuss some of the little known facts about the blond star, whose goal in life, according to her is to “…become the person my dog thinks I am.”

Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Suzanne Somers:

§         Suzanne’s bubbly, sparkly personality has always been her trademark but as a child she was emotionally and physically abused by her alcoholic father.

§         Somers was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child

§         Suzanne was initially slated play the role of “Jill Munroe” in the hit show “Charlie’s Angels” but would eventually lose it to the iconic Farrah Fawcett.

§         Somers once appeared on “The Dating Game” as a contestant

§         In 1970 Suzanne Somers was arrested for writing bad checks but the charges were dropped after she agreed to pay restitution.

§         Somers and her former co-star from “Three’s Company,” Joyce Dewitt did not speak for 20 years

§         When things fell apart on ‘Three’s Company’ after Suzanne requested more money and boycotted a few shows, she was no longer allowed to film with the show’s two stars, John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt.

§         Somers wasn’t the first choice for the role of ‘Chrissy’ on Three’s Company, she was the fourth.

§         Suzanne’s home in Malibu was completely destroyed by fire in 2007

Suzanne Somers: The Playmate

Suzanne Somers has long been known for her good looks and great figure. However, before she became really famous, she tried out for but was rejected by Playboy. She performed a test shot in a Mexican jungle, completely naked, save a gold chain belt. Her test shot was rejected, however, kept on file. When she got the role of ‘Chrissy’ on Three’s Company, Playboy dusted off her nude photographs and published them.

Susanne Somers In Recent Years

§         The still blond bombshell performed ‘The Blond in the Thunderbird,” a one-woman Broadway Show in 2005.

§         In the decade of the 2000s Somers promoted a variety of products including exercise videos, books, clothing and house-wares on the Home Shopping Network

** Please note this article was for entertainment purposes only. The information presented may or may not be true.

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