Suzanne Somers' husband speaks out on her choice to bury in Timberland boots

Suzanne Somers’ husband, Alan Hamel, has opened up about the star’s choice to be buried in a pair of unexpected shoes.

Alan revealed that his late wife “never” had boots designed for hiking.

During a conversation with PEOPLE, he said, “Suzanne never really had boots designed for hiking on the rocks, so I ordered the Timberland boots.”

“[I] made my gift personal by drawing on them in a few words that represented our life to some degree and made them very personal to Suzanne," Alan explained.

Suzanne passed away after battling breast cancer on October 15, 2023.

The TV host further told the media outlet that the Dancing with the Stars alum had “every manolo blahnik ever made,” but it would “have been predictable but not very personal” to the late star "wearing [manolo blahniks] for her final trip.”

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Suzanne hoped to be buried in her favorite boots as “Every time she put on the Timberlands, she said, ‘I am wearing you (Alan), and my boots will keep me safe.’”

The Canadian also shared their “early morning routine” with the news outlet.

The twosome’s routine “always included hiking to the top of one of the mountains, where there was a creek and a large flat rock in the middle of the creek.”

Alan explained, “By the time we got there, which was about a two-hour hike, the rock had been warmed by the morning sun. We would have our lunch on the rock and then take a one-hour nap on the rock and then hike back down and go to work.”