# Kirstie Alley, Awesome or Too Much? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 7, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467 "2006-11-07T19:59:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/21 "2006-11-07T21:40:03Z")
[QUOTE=D\_Odds] The camera adds 10 pounds? [/QUOTE] Yeah, but you have to wonder how many cameras were on her at the time. just kidding… please don’t throw rocks… ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/22 "2006-11-07T21:44:21Z")
I just don’t want to see her at all. She’s way too much, as in way too annoying, and I’ll never understand her fame, given how repugnant her screen presence is. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/23 "2006-11-07T21:44:48Z")
I know. That screen capture was taken from a wide-screen TV where the viewer stretched the picture to fill the screen. I do it all the time. Alex Trebek looks like a linebacker. Anyone buying this one? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/24 "2006-11-07T22:09:55Z")
[QUOTE=Ethilrist] A previous comment like that was linked to a picture of Gabrielle Reese, with the comment, “Yeah, she’s a 145 lb. hag.” [/QUOTE] Apparently [“Gabby”](http://espn.go.com/sexiestathletes/gabby.html) is 6’3", 160 pounds. I had thought she was 195 and all of it muscle. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Octagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@The\_Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Octagon)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/25 "2006-11-07T22:14:45Z")
> [@](#): > > Nothing over 120 lbs should not wear a bikini, man or woman…lol (Martin9446, November 7, 2006 01:41AM) That doesn’t sound mean to me. It doesn’t make any sense, though. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/26 "2006-11-07T22:15:50Z")
She’s 175 to 185 lbs in that video. I’d bet a dozen doughnuts I’m right. Not bad looking though, in somewhat Rubenesque way. [Oprah Show vid](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5rngKHibrM&mode=related&search=) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/27 "2006-11-07T22:24:10Z")
Kirstie Alley: - Looks great for a 55 year old woman in any weight class. - Is welcome to wear a bikini wherever and whenever she wants FAIC. - Weighs more than 145 right now. Either that or she’s 4’9" and lying about her height. - Grates on me badly and has always done so, regardless of how much she happened to weight at any given moment. - Was hot in _The Wrath of Khan_, where she was (a) young, svelte and beautiful, and (b) required, by the role, to stifle the more annoying aspects of her personality. In my dream world, Kirstie Alley will always be a taciturn, close-mouthed Vulcan. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/28 "2006-11-07T22:30:29Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] In my dream world, Kirstie Alley will always be a taciturn, close-mouthed Vulcan. 😃 [/QUOTE] [geek mode ACTIVATE] Half-vulcan, half-romulan [geek mode DISENGAGE] ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/29 "2006-11-07T22:37:39Z")
Another vote for, “There’s no way she weighs 145.” I’m also her same height and she looks to be about my size—right now I’m at 183. When I weighed 145 I wore a size 8 and there’s no way she’s a size 8. Definitely more of a 12. I do think she looks fabulous though and should definitely be proud of her body. She’s worked for it. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/30 "2006-11-07T22:38:51Z")
[QUOTE=Ethilrist] [geek mode ACTIVATE] Half-vulcan, half-romulan [geek mode DISENGAGE] [/QUOTE] Ooh, I forgot all about that! And this from a guy who read the novelization…twice. :smack: It’s even better, though, because that way she has an aggressive streak under the reserved exterior. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/31 "2006-11-07T22:41:44Z")
[QUOTE=yellowval] Another vote for, “There’s no way she weighs 145.” I’m also her same height and she looks to be about my size—right now I’m at 183. When I weighed 145 I wore a size 8 and there’s no way she’s a size 8. Definitely more of a 12. I do think she looks fabulous though and should definitely be proud of her body. She’s worked for it. [/QUOTE] And just why does SHE get to be a stupid 12 when I’m a stupid 16, I WANT TO KNOW. Damn you, child-bearing hips! ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/32 "2006-11-07T22:54:32Z")
Despite the fact that she’s a Scientologist (an automatic 5 point deduction), I find her to be warm and down to earth. I was proud of her for donning a 2 piece. It’s nice to see actual curves and body fat on a woman for a change. ---
**Author:** ![MaddyStrut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@MaddyStrut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaddyStrut)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/33 "2006-11-07T23:24:13Z")
I’ll chime in with agreement with the general consensus: she looks good but bigger than 145 lbs. She doesn’t have a body to die for, but she looks quite attractive. However, I still hate her. She’s annoying and obnoxious. But she does look good. ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/34 "2006-11-07T23:51:13Z")
She’s annoying as all get-out, but props to her. She looks like an average woman would look in a bikini. Also: I definitely think she weighed more than 220 going in and weighs more than 145 now. The line down her belly is from the stripper/belly dancing pantyhose she’s wearing (can’t find the link, but I definitely read that today) I had GBS 2 years ago & don’t look half this good now pre-reconstruction. If I end up looking 1/4 as firm as she does, I’ll be thrilled. VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/35 "2006-11-07T23:55:43Z")
[QUOTE=PunditLisa] Despite the fact that she’s a Scientologist (an automatic 5 point deduction), I find her to be warm and down to earth. I was proud of her for donning a 2 piece. It’s nice to see actual curves and body fat on a woman for a change. [/QUOTE] make that an automatic 50% deduction, but she earns points back for courage and committment. She looks great, considering what she looked like in Jan’05 what she started shilling for Jenny. Did you read the YouTube comments? I want to track down those who were “disgusted” and see exactly how “model perfect” they are. Dollars to [del]donuts[/del] frisbees (what? they’re round.) these guys are pudgy, pimply, coach potatos who have nothing better to do than critize everyone else in an effort to feel better about themselves. I’m not crazy about Kirstie as an actress or a personality, but I give her props for what she’s accomplished ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/36 "2006-11-07T23:56:34Z")
Two part answer: First, she definitely still has a good enough body to be flattered by a bikini. Mind you, I’ve seen better, but she’s definitely not bad, especially for being 55. Second, even if she didn’t have a body that would be flattered by a bikini, she would still have the right to wear one. It’s not my business what a woman wears (though it is my business to decide whether to look at her). ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/37 "2006-11-07T23:56:55Z")
I like Kirstie Alley. ---
**Author:** ![JacksonRoykirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@JacksonRoykirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacksonRoykirk)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/38 "2006-11-08T00:26:57Z")
Cheers for her, no matter how much she weighs. Losing 75 pounds is a positive accomplishment and she should be applauded. I don’t find her as annoying as some people do. I loved her in Wrath of Khan. I enjoyed her performances in her movies, especially in Runaway with Tom Selleck and Gene Simmons. I even liked her in Cheers. I thought her Pier One commercials were just unfortunate. I’m glad to see her back in good shape. Hopefully it’ll lead to a Law and Order guest shot at least or some TV movies. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/39 "2006-11-08T00:28:13Z")
[QUOTE=monstro] I like Kirstie Alley. [/QUOTE] I have to admit that I enjoyed _Fat Actress_ quite a bit. Particularly the episodes with Blossom. It’s a fabulous train wreck that I just couldn’t turn away from. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-awesome-or-too-much/379467/40 "2006-11-08T00:32:07Z")
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