What new reality TV show is Kirstie Alley going to star in?
A&E announced Tuesday that Kirstie Alley has signed on to star in a new docu-series, produced by the team behind “American Idol,” that will feature many aspects of her life. According to a rep for the show, the new 30-minute program, picked up for 10 episodes, will feature Kirstie’s weight-loss struggle, her look for love, mothering her two teenage children, producing a film, as well as the patenting of her inventions and care of her eight ringtail lemurs. “Kirstie is exactly the kind of star A&E is drawn to,” said Robert Sharenow, Senior Vice President of Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming, A&E Network. “She is a multifaceted talent who connects with our audience on so many levels. Her personal life has been playing out in the media for years but this will be the first time she’ll be opening up her home to reveal her real life for the cameras.” The series will debut in 2010. Sources: http://w
A&E announced Tuesday that Kirstie Alley has signed on to star in a new docu-series, produced by the team behind “American Idol,” that will feature many aspects of her life. According to a rep for the show, the new 30-minute program, picked up for 10 episodes, will feature Kirstie’s weight-loss struggle, her look for love, mothering her two teenage children, producing a film, as well as the patenting of her inventions and care of her eight ringtail lemurs. “Kirstie is exactly the kind of star A&E is drawn to,” said Robert Sharenow, Senior Vice President of Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming, A&E Network. “She is a multifaceted talent who connects with our audience on so many levels. Her personal life has been playing out in the media for years but this will be the first time she’ll be opening up her home to reveal her real life for the cameras.” The series will debut in 2010.
LOS ANGELES – Kirstie Alley is going to star in a new A&E reality “docu-series” about her life as a single mom and her efforts to lose weight. The network has ordered 10 half-hour episodes of the untitled series from “American Idol” producer FremantleMedia North America. The show will follow the actress at home with her teenage children, at work and as she launches a new weight-loss program. The 58-year-old Alley, who starred in the sitcoms “Veronica’s Closet” and “Cheers,” appeared in the 2005 Showtime comedy series “Fat Actress.” She played a version of herself coping with Hollywood’s fixation on thinness. She has also been a spokeswoman for the Jenny Craig diet program. The A&E series is to air next year.
Kirstie Alley is going to star in a new A&E reality “docu-series” about her life as a single mom and her efforts to lose weight. The network has ordered 10 half-hour episodes of the untitled series from “American Idol” producer FremantleMedia North America. The show will follow the actress at home with her teenage children, at work and as she launches a new weight-loss program. The 58-year-old Alley, who starred in the sitcoms “Veronica’s Closet” and “Cheers,” appeared in the 2005 Showtime comedy series “Fat Actress.” She played a version of herself coping with Hollywood’s fixation on thinness. She has also been a spokeswoman for the Jenny Craig diet program.
