Rudolph even joked about finding her new calling: "Photoshopping faces into old sitcoms."
The actor's hand became infected after sustaining a broken arm.
"Everyone would want an Olivia Newton-John in their life," Somers said in 2022 of her late, longtime friend.
The actress died one day before what would have been her 77th birthday.
Somers said she "walked away from" the opportunity and "never looked back."
Cable networks have learned all the wrong lessons from the rise of streaming services, and they're all the worse for it.