Kirstie Alley's Weight Loss Reality Show Gets Premiere Date
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Kirstie Alley is ready to shed some light -- and pounds -- on her life in her new reality show, officially announced by A&E Friday morning.
Kirstie Alley's Big Life premieres March 21 at 10 p.m. with back-to-back episodes, says the network in a statement.
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Says Alley, "This show has been cathartic for me...shown me who I really am...again... and it's really freaking funny."
Alley's fluctuating curves have been a hot topic. She famously dropped 75 pounds on Jenny Craig and flaunted her bathing suit body on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2006.
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But late last year, she returned to Winfrey's show to confess that she'd gained back 85 pounds, and weighed more than 200 pounds.
"It's humiliating," she told Winfrey. "The most painful thing for me is that I have all these people that I inspired and then I let them down."
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In addition to chronicling her weight loss battle on TV, the show will also feature her "producing a feature film, patenting multiple inventions, working hard to raise two normal Hollywood teenagers, True and Lillie [her adopted sons with ex Parker Stevenson], taking care of eight ringtail lemurs, and on top of everything, looking for love -- nothing like a little pressure," according to the release.
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14I am 29yrs old and I am engaged to be married but wont do so until I loose some weight. I was kinda curvy when he met me which was fine, but now I am chubbby and miserable and so is he. He encourges me to loose weight, probably so he doesn't have to hear me whine about it anymore. I watch your show and I think it is great. I wish I had a chubby budy to work out with. You defintely picked the right person, he is not the same sex and he doesn't just need to loose 10lbs. I didn't know that you were this funny your sense of humor is great, and the staff you have working for you are denfintely funny also. Keep up your great work and I am rooting for you.
I love this woman soooo much! If Kirstie is going to have a weightloss show like her movies she appeared in I won't miss a one. Yes she did inspire me with her 75lbs and now that she gained it back. It's ok.. I never one time felt like she let me down, Makes her human like me. Being an up and down dieter myself for many, many years and now at a 256lb loss I have 80 more to go, so I am looking forward to doing it the rest of the way with Kirstie. Changing to a healthier life style is really tuff, expecially when you have a family that butts you every step of the way.. I am finally at the age of my life I HAVE to make this change and I WILL win this time because I am worth it...Love you girl and can't wait for your show...We will do it and KEEP IT OFF!!!!
I can't wait, I love this woman soooo much, and if she is going to have a weight loss show, I won't miss a one like the movies that she has appeared in. She did inspire me with her 75lb weight loss and she never let me down it just shows that she is human just like me. love ya girl its hard to change to a healthy lifestyle I know I am at a 256lb loss with about 80 more lbs to go. I will lose my 80lbs with kirstie's 80 she has to loose...
One good tip to help anyone who is looking to lose weight, is to always make water your drink of choice. Everyone will lose weight by reading and following the right information; as such, being healthy is a lifestyle, not a diet! There are many good tips on how to achieve permanent weight loss; none of them includes gimmicks, diets, or diet pills. To assist with weight control; keep a daily food journal and every time the urge to snack is felt, first drink a large glass of clear water. It does not hurt to treat yourself with something special once in a while, what is necessary is that you moderate your food portions. Being overweight affected everything in my life, but after reading a book, I lost 85 pounds! Words can not express how good I feel! This is a comment which I recently received about the book Lose Weight Using Four Easy Steps
Oh, and I agree with the other lady...she's way more weight than what they're saying...at least 280 lbs.
Kirstie, it's been proven time and time again, regular diets do not work for you. It didn't for me either. I had gastric stapling done in 1982, had a bad experience with that and later had to have gastric bypass surgery. This one I would tell you to get. I've lost over 130 lbs with both and I've kept it off. You can too. Don't put your body through all of this up and down. Over time, this will do more harm to you. Forget the tv show and get the surgery.
Go Kirstie! I can't wait to watch your show! You are a great actress and super talented!
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I love kirstie alley. She has always and always will be beautiful. I wiwh I could have her as a diet partner- that would be a blast, she is so funny.
She's always been a really good actress. Hope she conquers this battle and I'm sure the roles will come pouring in.
I'm going to watch too. Can't wait - I'm rooting for you Kirstie!
O-M-G!!! That is one horrible picture. She looks like a mentally ill old woman with her face all screwed up. So sad. She used to be so attractive. Wonder why she has never tried bariatric. And for the record, she is way more than 200 pounds. Easily 300 pounds in that pic - look at belly and her legs and how hard it looks for her to ambulate. She needs an intervention.
Are you serious!! Who is going to tune in to watch Kirstie Alley's Fat Backside get skinny? Not that its likely! Waste of time & money.
i'll watch this -- i like her and her struggle with weight loss, it shows she's real!!