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Kirstie Alley’s New Show Chronicles Her Fight to Lose Weight

Posted by Adam

Tuesday November 3, 2009

Kirstie AlleyKIRSTIE Alley is set to tackle her continuing fight to lose weight in a new TV show.

The 58-year-old actress — a former Jenny Craig spokesperson — has signed on to star in a new reality series for A&E, which will follow her as she battles the bulge while raising two teenagers alone.

The untitled reality show will run sometime in 2010, according to trade rag Variety.

“Kirstie is exactly the kind of star A&E is drawn to,” said A&E nonfiction/alternative programming senior VP Robert Sharenow. “Her personal life has been playing out in the media for years, but this will be the first time she’ll be opening up her home to reveal her real life for the cameras.”

Alley’s last TV series was 2005′s Fat Actress, the half-improvised, half-scripted Showtime show in which she played herself.

In May, Alley said that while she had gained 83 lbs., she had a plan to get her life back on track. “I’m gonna go, ‘You know what? Get back on the horse, lose the freakin’ weight, and then just move forward!” she told People magazine.

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  • Anita

    You go girl — I am two years younger than you and I am in the same boat you are. I know you can do it, I just wish I lived with you or near you to fulfill our wish together. I have admired you for years and have been one of your biggest (no pun intended)

  • Anita

    You go Girl!– I know you can do it!. Kirstie I have been one of your biggest (no pun intended) fans for many, many years and I admire what you are doing. I wish I lived with you or lived near you to go through the experience with you. I am only two years younger than you but I have had the same issues as you forever. Kirstie you are a beautiful person with a wonderful personality. I wish you the best. I hope I can watch your show from beginning to end. Can’t wait. I hope to lose weight with you. I have to lose about 120 lbs. It is sooooo hard. Love you.
    Anita M. from Damascus, Pa.

  • Rhetta Domingue

    Kirstie,

    Like Ann, I know your struggle. I’ll soon be 57. Twice in my life, my weight soared to 310. In 2003, I had gastric bypass surgery, after reading Carly Wilson’s book and following her story. I lost 155 pounds and kept it off for more than 3 years. My weight is back up to the 200 pound mark…(198 on a good day). I have tried everything, and cannot get back down to 155. I struggle with seeing myself fat again, every single day. It breaks my heart to see what is happening to you, and how Carly too, has regained some of her lost weight. I look forward to watching your new show. You are so pretty and funny. Best of Luck. Rhetta Domingue, Lumberton, Mississippi