Kirstie Alley has landed herself with an unscripted show for A&E. Set to walk into reality television for the first time; Alley has ten half hour episodes on A&E. The show, produced by FremantleMedia North America remains an untitled series.
The reality show will follow Alley as she struggles with weight loss and handles life as a single mom to two teenagers in Hollywood.
Robert Sharenow, VP, Nonfiction/Alternative Programming Senior, A&E says, “Kirstie is exactly the kind of star A&E is drawn to. Her personal life has been playing out in the media for years, but this will be the first time she’ll be opening up her home to reveal her real life for the cameras.”
Weight has always been an issue with Alley and has landed her a few parts on TV. She played a version of herself in Showtime’s ‘Fat Actress’ in 2005, which was a party improvised series loosely based on her weight loss struggles and tries at finding work in Hollywood.
The untitled Alley show will see the star prepare to launch a weight loss program. Apart from this new show, Alley is also amid “producing a feature film, patenting multiple inventions, working hard to raise two normal Hollywood teenagers, taking care of eight ringtail lemurs and, on top of everything, looking for love,” according to A&E.
The new show on A&E will be produced by George Moll and Alley; Sharenow and Colleen Conway will come on board as executive producers for A&E.