Kirstie Alley: Getting Fat "Was the Greatest Thing in the World"
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Even though Kirstie Alley is trying to slim down on her reality show Big Life, she admits she had a blast packing on the pounds.
"It was the greatest thing in the world getting fat. Every meal out was an event," Alley, 59, tells the May issue of Ladies' Home Journal (on stands April 13). "We'd go to Italy and have pasta, truffles and dessert and then plan the next incredible meal. It was a happy-go-lucky time. I never had so much fun."
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But after Alley discovered she weighed 230 pounds, she was horrified -- especially after she'd touted her 75-pound weight loss on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2006.
"It was insane. I'm disgusted with myself! I let myself down and, worse than that, I let other people down," she says. "People were looking up to me for losing all that weight and then I went and got all chub on them."
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Alley admits she was in denial about her ballooning figure.
"When we get fat, we fool ourselves with every kind of lie imaginable. By 2008, my weight started creeping up and I said, 'Oh, I still look good at 150. I still look good at 155. I still look okay at 165. Some of my clothes still fit at 175,'" she says. "And nobody was saying 'You're fat.' I was like a bank robber who was getting away with it."
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She credits Scientology for helping her come to terms with the weight gain.
"Scientology helps you lose your insanities. One of the keys is to say, 'You're in charge of your life, buster. You're responsible for any condition you're in,'" she says. "I've been irresponsible many, many, many times and that has resulted in me being fat."
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Alley also looks to another Jenny Craig spokeswoman as inspiration: Valerie Bertinelli, who shed 40 pounds.
"I admire her and her abs so much, but, man, am I jealous. I honestly believe she won't gain her weight back," Alley laments.
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12Kirstie thin, medium, or fat will always be gorgeous! Fab face and awesome personality!
You did it before you can do it again. Sacrifice and commit.
She looks like Jessica Simpson. She is even wearing a coat that Jessica Simpson wore recently. They must both shop at Lane Bryant.
Lose 100 lbs??? Is she crazy? Kirstie Alley still looks gorgeous...get healthy, yet, but does a woman her age need to weigh 120 lbs??? what message does that send to the millions of women suffering from eating disorders in this country? Bad idea...
Hey, not for us onlookers!
Yup, getting fat is the best thing that happens to a lot of people, and I'm sure getting brainwashed in scientology is a close second.
Prediction: no one watches her show and it fails in a few episodes. Thanks A&E for your all star lineup including a washed up sitcom actress who had no talent even when she had work 25 years ago. Oh, did I mention she is using her show to market, if you can believe it, diet pills? Really A&E? You coudn't find anything more productive for your programming?
everyone knows because she's admitted it often, kirstie is a pothead and too many munchies have caught up with her.
She didn't say being fat was the greatest thing in the world, but getting fat was - of course, b/c she was eating everything she wanted. I admire her for standing up and speaking out. She's getting healthy now, so give her a break. I think she's hilarious and I love her show. She may be acting through most of it, but she's a great actress and is very funny. I think she's a welcome refreshing addition to the size zero clug.
I totally agree. Being a fat, unhealthy disgusting pig is just what I always wanted. Oh and GO KENDRA //SIGNED// Stick of butter eating fat women on this site
luv kirstie! good for her for taking on the challenge of losing weight, I wish her well! It's sooooo much easier being NICE than rude & hateful @mitha08
Kirstie, are you for real? "getting fat wass the best greatest thing in the world". You must be either drunk or just not thinking right!!! If getting fat is the greatest thing, I can't imagine how messed-up your life is.