Suzanne Somers is being mourned in the entertainment industry. Despite having a very dark childhood, the beloved Three’s Company star had a long and prosperous career.

As Somers put it, her role as “playing the dumbest blonde in America intellectually” on Three’s Company cemented her place in the annals of television. But things weren’t perfect behind the camera. Somers and co-star Joyce DeWitt developed into and remained long-term enemies.

Somers and DeWitt were eventually reunited. The late Three’s Company actress revealed what actually occurred before she passed away.

On October 16, 1946, in San Bruno, California, Suzanne Marie Mahoney was given the name Suzanne Somers. Her father, Francis, worked at a brewery, and her mother Marion was a medical secretary. In baseball and boxing, he had previously experienced some success, but it didn’t work out.

When Suzanne was older, the Three’s Company actress revealed that her alcoholic father had verbally abused her.

Speaking with Good Morning America, Suzanne Somers revealed that he called her “stupid” and “worthless.”

“It’s not easy growing up with an alcoholic,” she said.

The abuse went on for a very long time. But one night, Suzanne Somers decided that enough was enough.

“We all have moments where your life can fall apart, or you can use it like judo — using forward energy to win, making the negative work for you,” she said.

Years passed before Somers was able to forgive her father. He then expressed regret for his treatment of her and the negativity he had caused. Despite the abuse, Suzanne claimed that growing up with an alcoholic father was the “greatest training ever” because it taught her how to stand up for herself.