Amy Yasbeck Shares Story About John Ritter and Suzanne Somers Andrea ReiherFebruary 1, 2026 at 3:09 AM 0 Dennis Plehn/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images In a resurfaced interview from the podcast Still Here Hollywood With Steve Kmetko, actress Amy Yasbeck is sharing a littleknown story that longtime Three's Company fans may find especially meaningful—a brief, unexpected reunion between her late husband John Ritter and his former costar Suzanne Somers, who left Three's Company over a reported salary dispute.
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Andrea ReiherFebruary 1, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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In a resurfaced interview from the podcast Still Here Hollywood With Steve Kmetko, actress Amy Yasbeck is sharing a little-known story that longtime Three's Company fans may find especially meaningful—a brief, unexpected reunion between her late husband John Ritter and his former co-star Suzanne Somers, who left Three's Company over a reported salary dispute.
The moment unfolded during a Broadway night out at Victor/Victoria. During intermission, Yasbeck ran into Somers in the ladies' room and introduced herself, then told Somers she would "make sure" Ritter said hi at the after-party where Somers was performing.
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Back at her seat, Yasbeck decided to give Ritter a heads-up. "I went back to my seat, and I said… 'John, who's the last person you would want to see here?'" His first guess missed the mark. "He went, 'Oh s--t Bochco's here?' … I went, 'No, Suzanne.'"
Yasbeck remembers Ritter physically reacting to the news. "He just like, sat down… he was like, OK." Though he stayed through the rest of the show, the possibility of a reunion clearly lingered.
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'Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me'
Later that night, Somers performed "Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me" at the after-party, and Yasbeck says the song became an opening. "I think he went up to her—she was talking to somebody—and he said, 'Can't dance, don't ask me,' And he like, turned around and they hugged it out and stuff, which was great. It was a big thing."
Looking back, Yasbeck is careful to downplay any intentional reconciliation. "I didn't do it a sneaky way," she said, adding, "I think they were great together. But I don't think they ever maybe 'got' each other, like where each other was coming from [after Somers left the show]…John wasn't able to—he didn't ever want to talk about it."
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Instead, Ritter chose grace. "He didn't want to refute anything that Suzanne was saying or get into any kind of a weird thing," Yasbeck said. "He just loved her, you know?"
Both Ritter and Somers have since died. Ritter died unexpectedly in September 2003 at the age of just 54 from an undiagnosed aortic dissection while starring on the sitcom8 Simple Rules opposite Katey Sagal and Kaley Cuoco. Somers died 20 years later at the age of 76 after a long battle with breast cancer.
"It was sad when she passed. It was sad when John passed away," Yasbeck reflected. "Because that's then 20 years [lost]. Lost for like a friendship or any kind of furthering of a reunion. But she was great. She was a great, super strong woman and did a lot in also being her own health advocate. So, I thought she was cool."
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