Kirstie Alley

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Cancer That Kirstie Alley Battled Is Specified

As Ted Danson shares his Monday experience

(Newser) - A day after Kirstie Alley's death at age 71 comes an additional detail from her rep: The actor had been diagnosed with colon cancer, People reports. Alley's children on Monday stated their mother died from recently discovered cancer but did not specify the type. They said she had...

Kirstie Alley Starred in Cheers , Films, and Reality Shows
The 'Iconic'
Kirstie Alley
Is Dead at 71
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Dec 5, 2022 8:25 PM CST

The 'Iconic' Kirstie Alley Is Dead at 71

Children, costars pay tribute to actress

(Newser) - Kirstie Alley, who achieved stardom and won an Emmy for her role on Cheers and starred in films including Look Who's Talking, died Monday. She died of cancer that was only recently discovered, her children True and Lillie Parker said in a post on Twitter, per the AP. She...

Kirstie Alley Slams 'Name-Calling' After Trump Tweet

'Cheers' actress takes 'really nasty people' to task after she supports the president

(Newser) - Twitter: the place where everybody now knows Kirstie Alley's name. Forbes notes that the Cheers and Look Who's Talking actress hasn't been gaining a lot of attention careerwise lately, but the politically vocal 69-year-old managed to make waves over the weekend with a tweet supporting President Trump....

Kirstie Alley Is Sharply Critical of New Oscar Rule

'OSCAR ORWELL,' she tweets

(Newser) - Kirstie Alley isn't cheering about the new diversity requirements for the Academy Awards' Best Picture nominees. In a now-deleted tweet, the actress called the rule "a disgrace to artists everywhere," Fox News reports. "Can you imagine telling Picasso what had to be in his f---ing paintings,...

5 Secret Celebrity Affairs
 5 Secret Celebrity Affairs 
Nov 11, 2012 1:13 PM CST

5 Secret Celebrity Affairs

Kirstie Alley revealed 2 just this week

(Newser) - Blindsided by the fact that Kirstie Alley apparently had emotional affairs with both Patrick Swayze and John Travolta ? The Huffington Post lists five more celebrity romances that flew surprisingly under the radar:
  • Jermaine Jackson (we're sorry, Jacksun ) reportedly had an affair with Whitney Houston in the 1980s.
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Kirstie: Totally Straight Travolta Is 'Love of My Life'

Alley talks about friend and co-star with Barbara Walters

(Newser) - Kirstie Alley is on a roll. First she revealed a secret relationship with Patrick Swayze ; now she says John Travolta was "the greatest love of my life." In an upcoming 20/20 interview with Barbara Walters, Alley also firmly denies rumors of Travolta's homosexuality, Us reports. "I...

Kirstie Alley: I Had Secret Relationship With Swayze

She says they fell in love when they were both married to other people

(Newser) - One upon a time, North met South and Kirstie Alley and Patrick Swayze fell in love. So says Alley in a tell-all interview with Entertainment Tonight , in which she claims the stars developed an intense and secret relationship while the two were filming the miniseries North and South. Their attraction...

'Diva' Pam Anderson Booted From DWTS

But Kirstie Alley is also a diva, so at least there's one left

(Newser) - If you were hoping Bristol Palin would get knocked out of the running ASAP during Dancing With the Stars' All Stars … well, sorry. Pamela Anderson was the first to get the boot, leaving last night after the show premiered Monday, Celebuzz reports. The crew is probably quite happy to...

DWTS Mirrorball Trophy Goes to...

Hines Ward, with Kirstie Alley coming in second

(Newser) - Sorry, Kirstie Alley fans: On last night’s season finale of Dancing With the Stars, the mirrorball trophy went to football star Hines Ward. But Alley came in second, above Disney Channel actress Chelsea Kane, PopEater reports. Click here to see the winning moment, or check out Alley’s impressive...

Kirstie Alley Shaved Off 38 Inches on DWTS

Actress performed in skin-tight bodysuit last night

(Newser) - When Kirstie Alley performs on the Dancing With the Stars season finale, she'll do it in a much smaller dress than the one she wore on the season premiere in March. The costume Alley wore for her Dancing debut had to be taken in 38 inches for her to...

Kirstie Alley Loses a Shoe on 'Dancing With the Stars' (Video)

 Kirstie Alley 
 Loses a Shoe 
'dwts' mishaps
Apr 12, 2011 4:37 AM CDT

Kirstie Alley Loses a Shoe

Apparently she's having a run of bad luck on 'DWTS'

(Newser) - Poor Kirstie Alley can't catch a break on Dancing With the Stars. Last week she fell , and last night she lost a shoe. Click to about 3:18 in the above video to see it happen—as PopEater notes, "The camera crew had a choice to either follow [partner...

Kirstie Alley Eats It on DWTS

Partner causes her to fall, but still no last place for them

(Newser) - After a strong start on Dancing With the Stars last month, Kirstie Alley took a tumble last night—literally. She had just started her emotional rumba with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy when Chmerkovskiy's leg gave out, and he fell to the floor and pulled Alley along with him. Fortunately they rebounded,...

'Dancing With the Stars' 2011 Lineup Announced: Kendra Wilkinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Kirstie Alley, Ralph Macchio

 Kendra Wilkinson 
 Kirstie Alley on 
 Next DWTS  
shall we dance?
Feb 28, 2011 7:20 PM CST

Kendra Wilkinson Kirstie Alley on Next DWTS

New cast lineup announced

(Newser) - It's not looking like Christine O'Donnell will join Dancing With the Stars' 2011 cast: The new lineup is being announced tonight, and TMZ has a partial scoop. Let's just say that unlike last season, Mark Ballas' new partner is so un-noteworthy that Newser couldn't find art of her. Click through...

Kirstie Alley's New Show Is 'Dated, Whiny'

Do we really need to tune in to Alley's weight loss struggle?

(Newser) - Kirstie Alley’s Big Life is the actress’s second shot at losing weight on reality TV, and enough is enough. Maybe once “everyone thought it was cool that you weren't afraid to play an insecure, self-involved, overly-catered-to celebrity,” writes Mary McNamara in an open letter, but “...

Kirstie's Weight Loss Plan: Scientology Scheme?

Alley's 'Organic Liaison' has links to church

(Newser) - Kirstie Alley’s new weight loss program may just be one more way for the church of Scientology to make money. An anti-Scientology campaign group first uncovered a link between the two: “Organic Liaison” combines an organic diet with “organic and natural diet supplements,” but critics believe...

Chris Rock Ridicules Polanski

 Chris Rock 
 Ridicules 
 Polanski 
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Oct 2, 2009 11:43 AM CDT

Chris Rock Ridicules Polanski

(Newser) - Some of Hollywood's biggest names are lining up behind Roman Polanski, but Chris Rock is not among them. On last night's Jay Leno Show, Rock ridiculed the notion of defending the fugitive filmmaker because of his art. "He made good movies 30 years ago. Even Johnnie Cochran don't have...

Phylicia Rashad Slims Down
 Phylicia Rashad Slims Down 
Aug 26, 2009 8:34 AM CDT

Phylicia Rashad Slims Down

(Newser) - Dr. Huxtable would be proud: Phylicia Rashad has shed 35 pounds since December with a little help from Jenny Craig, reports the New York Daily News. Filling the shoes of past spokeswomen Kirstie Alley and Valerie Bertinelli, Rashad decided to take action after getting winded while walking up stairs. The...

Fiore Beau 'Happy' Jenkins Is Dead
 Fiore Beau 
 'Happy' Jenkins Is Dead 
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Aug 24, 2009 11:15 AM CDT

Fiore Beau 'Happy' Jenkins Is Dead

Plus, Fergie and the Prince are together again, sorta

(Newser) - Murdered model Jasmine Fiore wanted to get back together with ex-boyfriend Robert Hasman, he said this morning on Today. When Hasman heard Fiore’s suspected murderer, Ryan Jenkins, had killed himself, “I was happy,” he said. Fiore’s mother, Lisa Lepore, said of Jenkins, “He wanted to...

I'll Help Kirstie Lose Weight: Bertinelli

Yo-yo dieter Alley 'not a failure,' fellow Jenny Craig alum says

(Newser) - Actress Valerie Bertinelli wants to help Kirstie Alley in the battle of the bulge, she tells ABC of her fellow Jenny Craig pitchwoman, who gained back all 75 lost pounds she lost on the weight-loss system, plus 10, and set off to start her own diet plan. “Let me...

Cash-Strapped Dieters Drop Weight Loss Programs

Millions drop Weight Watchers

(Newser) - Millions of Americans are getting fat on the economic downturn—but not in a good way. As prices for essentials like gas and food spiral, the 20% of the population on a diet are turning away from highly structured weight loss programs like Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers in search...

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