Christine Lakin (left) and Suzanne Somers.Photo:Amy Graves/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Amy Graves/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty
But one year, Somers — whodied in October 2023— gave everyone a gift that Lakin has never forgotten.
Christine Lakin attends 90s Con.Presley Ann/Shutterstock
Presley Ann/Shutterstock
“There was one Christmas where she just gave ThighMasters to everyone,” Lakin, 45, tells PEOPLE, referring to the exercise equipment that Somers became famous for selling in the ’80s and ’90s.
“And she signed them all and she gave them to people’s families and grandmothers and cousins,” she adds. “It was so generous.”
Lakin goes on to explain why the gesture revealed so much about who Somers was as a person.
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“She was self-deprecating, she was an amazing business woman and she was generous as hell,” Lakin says.
A contractor named Frank Lambert (Patrick Duffy) sweeps her off her feet, and the couple must instantly begin the daunting task of blending their families and trying to create harmony.
Jason Marsdenplayed Rich Halke on the show for many years until the 1998 series finale. He attended 90s Con wearing a pink shirt under his suit which featured an image of Somers.
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At the event, he tells PEOPLE he would go “out of my way” on set to visit her dressing room, which was on a completely different floor than his own.
He says Somers “always left her door open” and he always wanted to say hello.
“She’s so beautiful, I had such a crush, I still have a crush,” Marsden confesses.
source: people.com
