New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Salute to a sitcom sweetheart TEARS FOR FUNNY GIRL KIRSTIE

She was the sassy actress who burst into fame on the hit sitcom Cheers in the 1980s and was as loved for her surprisingly frank confessions about her personal life as she was for her comedic skills.

Kirstie Alley died on December 5, aged 71, taking not just her fans but her many Hollywood friends by surprise. The beloved actress had a short battle with colon cancer before she passed away, surrounded by her closest family.

Born on January 12, 1951, Kirstie’s early

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