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Goodbye, Kirstie Alley: Actress Made Suffering From Obesity A Million Dollar Business


The artist was forced to reinvent herself professionally after being rejected by Hollywood due to being overweight

Kirstie Alley’s death, aged 71, from cancer ended a career Sui generis to US television and cinema.

She achieved success in the sitcom ‘Cheers’ in the 80’s. The role of Rebecca earned her a Golden Globe and an Emmy, the Oscar of TV.

The years that followed were glorious. She gained star status with the films ‘Look Who’s Talking’ and ‘Look Who’s Talking Now’.

He received another Emmy, for the telefilm ‘David’s Mother’, and was enshrined with a star on the Walk of Fame.

Suddenly, slender Kirstie began to gain weight and invitations to work became rarer.

In the 2000s he suffered from the accordion effect. He became the target of the paparazzi and sensationalist press.

Newspapers and magazines published unflattering photos highlighting her obese and bloated body, which reached 120 kilos.

The headlines were incredibly cruel, especially in the tabloids “Enquirer” and “Star”.

“Kirstie eats wild”, “No work because she’s too fat”, “Too fat to have sex”, “Kirstie has only 4 years to live”, “Diet or you will die”.




Kristie Alley fell victim to the harmful effect of the accordion and her health was shaken

Under pressure, the artist decided to make obesity his livelihood. She created a reality show in which she showed the daily struggle to lose weight, “Big Life” (Great Life), and she agreed to star in the series “Fat Actress” (Fat Actress), in which she played herself.

Sponsored by weight loss methods, she has resurfaced thinner a few times in the media, like the day she appeared in a bra and panties on the Oprah Winfrey show to show off her slim figure. At the time, she even raised suspicions of bulimia.

But it soon disappeared and became obese again, generating new toxic overexposures in the press and offensive photomontages on the internet.

The permanent fight against scale has earned him invitations to participate in popular programs, such as ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ and ‘Dancing with the Stars’.

Kirstie Alley helped give the fat woman exposure and respect in the media, but she also contributed to the collective obsession with losing weight at all costs.



The actress surprised every public appearance with a radical fluctuation in weight

The commodification of her lack of control with her weight generated many millions of dollars in the bill, but it came at a steep price: The actress had severe emotional issues, such as depression and anxiety.

Instead of seeking psychiatric help, she preferred to be treated with Scientology, a religion shrouded in mystery and controversy, which has Tom Cruise as its main manifesto.

The latest work, the telefilm ‘You Can’t Take My Daughter’, was recorded before the pandemic and shown in 2020 on the Lifetime channel. Subsequently, Kirstie Alley dedicated herself to her children and grandchildren.

The battle against cancer took place away from the spotlight. He died discreetly after a life marked by the spectacularization of his body.



The tabloids spared no criticism and sarcasm when they addressed Kirstie Alley's weight

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