Brian Damage
12-16-2004, 08:55 PM
The Skinny On Kirstie's Weight Gain
UPDATED: 2:38 PM PST December 15, 2004
NBC
Twenty years ago, Kirstie Alley was a TV pinup girl. Women wanted to look like her and men wanted to be wit her.
Then, after a less than successful chance at being a sitcom star, Kirstie went into seclusion and when she emerged bigger than anyone could remember, she quickly became a tabloid target.
Now, Kirstie is using her size for strength as she spoke with "Dateline NBC's" Matt Lauer for an interview that will air on Sunday.
"She is, I have to say, one of the most vibrant and funny people I've ever met," Lauer noted after speaking with Kirstie. "I think you’re going to love the interview."
During the chat, it was clear that anything goes and the outspoken star leaves no stone unturned when it comes to her much-publicized weight gain.
"She takes on this subject head on," Lauer said. "You can ask her any question and she will answer it."
"It's like a kid with candy," she explained to Matt. "Is the kid in the candy store eating all the candy? Yes. But can they do that everyday and isn't that a little irresponsible if that's all you do?"
Kirstie is about to unleash her new, unscripted Showtime series "Fat Actress," which is about, what else, an overweight star looking for work.
Currently weighing in at around 200 pounds, Kirstie told Matt to expect a much thinner Kirstie soon.
"She says she's going to get skinny and she wants to do it by next summer," Lauer explained. "She has a secret method of doing it, but wouldn't share it with me."
"I think I've been in the candy store a little too long," she smiled. "But I'm on my way out."
Catch Matt's complete interview with Kirstie when "Dateline NBC" airs Sunday at 7 p.m.
"Fat Actress" is slated to debut in March on Showtime.
UPDATED: 2:38 PM PST December 15, 2004
NBC
Twenty years ago, Kirstie Alley was a TV pinup girl. Women wanted to look like her and men wanted to be wit her.
Then, after a less than successful chance at being a sitcom star, Kirstie went into seclusion and when she emerged bigger than anyone could remember, she quickly became a tabloid target.
Now, Kirstie is using her size for strength as she spoke with "Dateline NBC's" Matt Lauer for an interview that will air on Sunday.
"She is, I have to say, one of the most vibrant and funny people I've ever met," Lauer noted after speaking with Kirstie. "I think you’re going to love the interview."
During the chat, it was clear that anything goes and the outspoken star leaves no stone unturned when it comes to her much-publicized weight gain.
"She takes on this subject head on," Lauer said. "You can ask her any question and she will answer it."
"It's like a kid with candy," she explained to Matt. "Is the kid in the candy store eating all the candy? Yes. But can they do that everyday and isn't that a little irresponsible if that's all you do?"
Kirstie is about to unleash her new, unscripted Showtime series "Fat Actress," which is about, what else, an overweight star looking for work.
Currently weighing in at around 200 pounds, Kirstie told Matt to expect a much thinner Kirstie soon.
"She says she's going to get skinny and she wants to do it by next summer," Lauer explained. "She has a secret method of doing it, but wouldn't share it with me."
"I think I've been in the candy store a little too long," she smiled. "But I'm on my way out."
Catch Matt's complete interview with Kirstie when "Dateline NBC" airs Sunday at 7 p.m.
"Fat Actress" is slated to debut in March on Showtime.