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You could say that former Cheers star Kirstie Alley is still a fat actress except she hasn't done any acting in awhile. Jenny Craig has dumped her for gaining back the weight she lost, plus a few extra pounds for good measure. The diet program helped Alley shed some 75 pounds, but reports say that she's put every ounce back on plus more to boot. In fact she's even developed an embarrassing condition called "cankles" where her ankles have become as thick as her calves! The 5' 8" actress has now ballooned back out to over the 200 pound mark!

How exactly did Alley get herself in this sorry state? Well now that her carer - as an over the hill over weight actress - is on the back burner - Alley has taken up a new pass time: watching TV and snacking. That sort of sedentary life style will pack the pounds on you, and especially when you enjoy the kind of snacks that Kirstie indulges in. Kirstie is said to be fond of chips, Chinese take out, and ice cream! it seems that she's ditched Jenny Craig in favor of the Elvis diet.

Kirstie is making some attempts to deal with her weight issues. For instance she going the usual Hollywood route of flaky New Age therapies: acupuncture, meditation, and herbal medicines. This seems at best a half hearted approach, and doesn't seem to be working. Friends fear that the actress's compulsive gorging has now gotten out of control. The rest of us are waiting for her to show that she's really serious about her image, by signing up for liposuction (At the rate she's gain weight, it'll be either lipo or quadruple bypass surgery.)! All that excess blubber might keep Lisa Rina in new lips for years! Still Jenny Craig shouldn't consider Kirstie's failure as too much of a black eye for their program. They seemed to have helped Valerie Bertinelli - unless it was ditching Eddie van Halen that helped her get her life back in order. Besides, even Scientology couldn't help Kirstie control her appetite, and they are the experts on the human mind!

Alley struggled with weight issues through out her life. Back in her prime, her weight was kept under control by a cocaine habit. That's a super stimulant, so suppresses appetite and speeds up metabolism. Robbie Williams is also reportedly packing on the pounds now. Some say that this is due to kicking a crystal meth addiction.

Kirstie isn't the only middle aged actress fighting the battle of the bulge. Kristin Alfonso of Days of Our Lives, has taken up chain smoking to try and control her urges. Sure it may take years off of her life, but when you go do you want to leave a good looking corpse or not?? It's all about image!

Kirstie might be washed up, but here's one gal who knows how to get attention. The ladies on The View should take notes. We might be hearing a lot more about her in the days to come.