Ritterreportedlymade $150,000 each episode, while Somers only racked in $30,000.
The negotiations turned sour and Somers' life changed.
ABC not only didn’t give the actor her raise, but they axed her from the show entirely.
And she wasn’t happy.
Somers laterrevealed her final conversation with Ritterand shared fond memories of her former co-star.
“He’s the greatest physical comic of our era, on par with Dick Van Dyke.
John Ritter could flip over a couch and it was choreographed like a dance,” she toldEntertainment Tonight.
“He didn’t count it out, but he did it the same way each time.
I learned so much watching him.”
The duo had great chemistry on set, which is why she thinks he took her departure so hard.
But all was not lost, despite there being radio silence between the actors for so long.
I forgive you,'" to which she replied, “Thanks.”
The pair were planning on working together again, however, he sadly died before they could reunite.
But it seems pretty safe to say they repaired their friendship before he did.
