Injured Kirstie Alley Refuses to Stop 'Dancing'

By Rob Shuter Posted Apr 5th 2011 11:20AM

If Kirstie Alley didn't seem at her best last night when she hit the dance floor, it was because injury has been plaguing the actress all week -- but nothing was going to stop her from dancing.

"Kirstie has been practicing so hard that she pulled a muscle," an insider tells me. "It isn't a major injury, but it has taught her how important it is to listen to her body and not push herself too hard."

Earlier in the week, Kirstie admitted via Twitter that she hadn't been taking the best care of herself. "I didn't eat all day. I pulled a muscle and I wasn't as good as I want to be. Sooooo I acted like a bitch."

After shocking everyone, including herself, with her grace on the dance floor despite her partner dropping her last night, insiders tell me Kirstie has now become obsessed with winning the mirror disco ball and pushes herself harder than any other contestant.

"Kirstie has the most to prove," an insider tells me. "She's 60, not in the best shape, but what she has that no one else has is the desire to win. I have never seen anyone in the history of the show work as hard as she does. By nature she's very competitive, but what's motivating her is to prove everyone wrong. Anyone who has ever made a fat joke, look at her now. She's in this to win it."

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Tags: dancing with the stars, Kirstie Alley

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Tuesday 05 April

By Bren

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Get your facts straight. Kristy didn't fall, her partner Max's thigh gave out and he took them down.

By rae

The article DOES say he fell and took them both down.

By KittY78

Well, if we're getting facts straight. .how about spelling her name correctly. It is Kirstie, not Kristy. Just a heads up on that :)

By Diana

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Is it just a dislexic slip or what?? So many people call her Kristy when it's Kirstie. Just sayin???

By sarah

THANK YOU!!! I WATCHED IT AND DIDN/T SEE KRISTIE FALL. HOPE MAX IS OKAY.

By goggleplex

Is what your saying actually FACTUAL ?

By Mike Q

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He was trying to support the weight of Kirsty and fell, then Kirsty fell. I wish Kirsty would have lost weight prior to the season starting. I remember her Cheers days, she was and is very attractive. Unfortunately there is just too much of her right now.

Wednesday 06 April

By Kathy

I think he couldn't hold her weight and that's why his thigh gave out. He graciously said it was his fault.

By simpsonsimpmike

for her own well being she should quit this show, it would be sad she seriously injured herself. Face it she is to out of shape to do this.

By NoHaloForYou

kunder has Napoleon Syndrome...little man trying to be big. I can understand why someone of dimunitive stature could injure themselves when trying to do that move. But Maks is tall, very strong, young, poetic in motion, rxceptionally handsome, and perfectly capable of supporting her weight. He is also kind and generous. He went to great lengths recently to make sure a fan who is recovering from cancer got to see the show. Bur in all your 5'9" 180 lb middle aged self, what have you gone to great lengths to do lately to help someone? I doubt any good. No Halo For YOU!

By Eric

when will cows ever learn that they can't dance?

By Janice

It was not Kirstie that fell first, it was Maks. Everyone seems to blame her for the fall. He pulled her down on top of him.

Your right it did say he took them down but his was his injury not hers.

By knunder

I think if I had to lug that tub of lard around my thigh would have given out too!! She is one big boheekan!!!

By Jeremy

What an incredibly horrible person you are. Would love to see you post a photo of yourself, then post your trash.

By maddog!!

Excuse me but are you related to George Lopez you sound like his brother all you guys do is know how to hurt people with your mouths. Why don't you try dancing yourself knunder.

You may think I am horrible and cruel but I tell the truth without sugar coating - to answer your statement Jeremy I am a very healthy, fit, 54 year old male, 5'9" 180#, and I take pride in my appearance. Maddog, I have been dancing (ballroom, tap ballet, jazz, hiphop etc..) since I was in gradeschool, I know how to do the move that Max was doing when his thigh went out, and if you watch it closely, trying to hold up that much weight caused him to lose balance and strain his leg. Maybe Lopez was right, dancing pig??

By srb

Hey Now!!! and Amen.

By Mary

knunder - I am guessing that you are a perfect "10"? Saying hurtful things must get you off - but I guess that's OK when you are soooooo perfect. Would like to see you on DWTS and see how you would do.

By jrzebird

You claim to be a dancer. If you were you'd know that, except for lifts, you don't hold up your partner in dance, as that pulls you down. The partner hold himself or herself up and you just appear to support her. Saying mean things about people with weight problems is being a bully and just plain, well .. mean!

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