Former Fat Actress Kirstie Alley has inked a development deal with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions. The actress, who recently left her role as spokeswoman for Jenny Craig, is discussing various TV projects with Oprah's company, including a possible talk show, says Variety.Alley has appeared on Oprah's talk show several times over the years, including her famous disrobing after her weight loss, in which she strutted her stuff in a bikini. She says she hopes to create "something totally fresh" from the development relationship. Alley added, "I'm very open with what I've been through in my own personal life, and nothing — I mean nothing — is off-limits for me to talk about."In addition to her TV plans, Alley also recently said she may be developing her own weight-loss program, promising to make a "fat America" fit.The deal with Harpo isn't Alley's first step toward a possible talk show. The actress reportedly had inked a deal with another company in the past, but it never s...
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Answer: Sounds like a good opportunity to unload this King of Queens exclusive: Kirstie Alley will play herself in an episode of Queens to air in early '06. According to my Eye spy, the former Fat Actress hires Realtor Carrie (fellow Scientologist Leah Remini) to help her find a loft in Soho.
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King of Queens' Carrie (Leah Remini) has landed her most high-profile real-estate client yet: Kirstie Alley. As reported in today's fresh Ask Ausiello, the former Fat Actress — playing what's left of herself — will hire Carrie to help her find a loft in Soho. The episode is slated to air in January. Also in today's AA: Scoop on Veronica Mars, Lost, Surface, Joey, Boston Legal, Desperate Housewives, Prison Break, House, Battlestar Galactica, ER, Las Vegas and much, much more!
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That's what Kirstie Alley tells People magazine there is of Showtime renewing her comedy Fat Actress now that she's dropped 50 lbs. "I think [the network execs] have great concerns about me not being fat," she told the periodical. With all due apologies to those of you who may be eating breakfast, I think the suits may have been more concerned that the show left an aftertaste as bad as a plate of day-old French fries.
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