In a tweet , Alley revealed that she put an end to her drug problems. Sadly, Kirstie Alley's mother was tragically killed in a drunk driving accident in , which was incidentally the same year Alley's career started to take off.
Not only did Alley's mother never get to see how successful her daughter would become, but the drama surrounding her death followed Alley for years, as the woman responsible spoke to tabloids about it years later. According to Radar Online , the woman who was driving the vehicle that crashed into Alley's parents and killed her mother, Cherrie White, expressed remorse.
For as nice as those sentiments are, White also requested to meet Alley, which made things a little strange. Kirstie Alley's acting career really took off in the '80s, and after that, she landed a ton of great roles.
But in , her own show, Kirstie, actually got canceled after only one season. The show featured Alley as a star on Broadway whose biological son shows up out of the blue when the mother who adopted him dies. For a while, it seemed as though Kirstie , which aired on TV Land, might be Alley's big break back into television after Veronica's Closet ended. However, that wasn't the case; as intriguing as that storyline was, it wasn't meant to be.
In an interview with Parade , Alley herself expressed dismay at the show being canceled. It must have been embarrassing for Alley to have her show canceled, especially since it seems that this was her last big attempt at a television career for a while.
Though Kirstie Alley's career was wildly successful for many years, her personal life was a bit more complicated. Notably, she was married to Parker Stevenson for almost 14 years; they adopted two children, William and Lillie, before splitting up, according to Us Weekly.
Family was likely always important to Alley, but one event made it even more so. Yes, in , it seems as though Alley's family grew even more as she became a grandmother. Alley took to Twitter to share the happy news that she was officially a grandma. Welcome Waylon Tripp Parker. As Alley's career had already started to slow down before the birth of her grandson, it would make sense that she'd see this as an opportunity to spend more time with her growing family.
Scientology must majorly appeal to many celebrities, as Kirstie Alley is far from the first or the most famous celeb to take part in the religion. But Alley doesn't think her religious choices should be as controversial as they are. At one point, Cruise was under fire for his religious actions, and Alley's decision to stand up for him led to her becoming just as controversial as Cruise. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight , Alley explained her choice to stand by Cruise and Scientology as a whole.
Clearly, Alley has no remorse for her beliefs and is proud of her church. Though Scientology is highly controversial and has been accused of being a cult via The Washington Post , Alley remains dedicated to the religion. Even though many of the stars have bodies to die for, there is no perfect body and Kirstie was one such person who had to deal with weight issues right through her career. Kirstie lost more than 50 pounds following the Jenny Craig program , but when she started to gain the weight back in , she was replaced by Valerie Bertinelli.
This famous star has struggled with her weight, but she did open up about why and how she gained so much in the first place. She noticed that traveling a lot, wining and dining, and enjoying many holidays — well, you put on weight!
And many people will indulge but only during the holiday season, but Alley indulged around the clock and around the year! But still felt it was all positive because it was stuff she was enjoying so much — being social and joyous.
Kirstie said she loved doing Jenny Craig and being their spokesperson. Not only did she love the yummy food on offer, and which made her so slim, but she adored the fact that she was a consultant.
When you reach your desired weight, you can then go in every four weeks or so like being on a maintenance program. She said she loved the fact that she could still eat food that made her feel indulgent and yet know that she was still sticking to her diet plan.
When she was with Jenny Craig, they had just introduced a new dessert which she also used to indulge in. Can you believe it was called a chocolate lava cake? Kirstie did go and gain the weight back after she ended her role as being a spokesperson for Jenny Craig in She felt that when people lose weight and the weight comes back, they feel embarrassed; maybe hesitant to come back to something.
It happens to the best of us! Then, in one summer, she says, she probably gained around 50 pounds! This year, Kirstie launched Fat Actress. This was a television show which was based upon her own weight struggles to revive and survive a Hollywood career while navigating the world that wanted a certain body type. Kirstie managed to keep her 75 pounds off this time for the three years she was on Jenny Craig, but eventually, after leaving Jenny Craig, the weight crept back on again. She was so overweight in , weighing in at pounds when she joined up with Dancing with The Stars.
Many people were inquisitive to find out if Kirstie had had plastic surgery, but she scoffed at these remarks.
I like it can make you look weirder. In April , Kirstie joined up again with Jenny Craig as their spokeswoman, saying she wanted to take care of the 30 pounds weight gain she had put on since Dancing with the Stars. She had achieved this by avoiding certain foods and these included the holiday treats she had loved to indulge in before. She also gave up another Christmas favorite, linguini with clams, as well as another favorite, cheese.
This year, Kirstie says she was diagnosed with Lyme disease. That she said caused some weight to come back on again. It is because Lyme disease can affect your metabolism [3] , so you could find that you lose weight with it or put weight on.
I have more energy. Kirstie Alley might have lost a lot of weight, but you can be sure that Jenny Craig took care of a lot of her weight loss, and not so much the gym! Property records also indicate no other homes are owned by the actress in California. Recently, Gene Simmons revealed he was leaving the Golden State for Nevada, blaming high taxes and the constant wildfires. Billionaire Elon Musk also fled Cali and now resides in Texas. The sale took place after Alley received backlash from fellow celebs following her public endorsement of Donald Trump for re-election last fall.
Privately situated on almost an acre of land, the home features a heated swimming pool, a pool house, grottoes and a turtle pond. Despite the cast, it didn't quite pull in the viewers or ratings that the network was initially hoping for. Granted, Alley had starred in other TV shows in the past. After being part of the ensemble cast of Cheers , she went on to star in Veronica's Closet , which enjoyed positive reception for the first two of its three seasons.
But Kirstie wasn't a hit with audiences. This probably ended up hurting her future prospects, as it showed executives that she just didn't have the same draw for casual viewers that she did back in her heyday. In , it looked like Alley might have another chance at a career boost. She landed a recurring role on the series Scream Queens , a horror-comedy that was generating some positive buzz.
Unfortunately, it was like taking one step forward and two steps back. Alley joined the cast in the second season, but the show was not renewed for a third. Scream Queens just couldn't keep its momentum. The show started off strong in the first season, but it lost direction as it continued. There have been some rumors floating around about Scream Queens returning for a third season in the future.
Ryan Murphy, who co-created the series with Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, has hinted at the possibility of a revival, but he hasn't mentioned bringing Alley back for it. So far, it seems like only the main cast members like Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, and Billie Lourd would definitely be asked to return.
This was probably Alley's most high-profile role in a while, but if the series does come back, it doesn't look like she'll be a part of it. By the time the '90s rolled around, Alley was raking in award nominations left and right. She was proving that she wasn't just a pretty face who'd benefited from a stroke of good luck. She may have stumbled into acting without serious preparation, but she was a natural in front of the camera.
But Alley's performances over the past three decades just haven't garnered the same attention from critics. In fact, she hasn't gotten a single nomination for a major award since , when she was up for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for Veronica's Closet.
Perhaps the quality of her performances just hasn't been quite the same, or maybe she hasn't chosen projects where she can really shine. Either way, she hasn't been able to win back the critics' favor. Tom Cruise and John Travolta aren't the only celebrities who call themselves Scientologists. Alley is also a member of the controversial church. In fact, diving deeper into Scientology was one of the reasons she moved to Los Angeles in the first place.
But being a proud Scientologist hasn't exactly helped her public image. Alley got into a nasty spat with former Scientologist Leah Remini , an actress who harshly criticizes the organization she grew up in and works to expose the corruption that goes on behind the scenes.
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