Cloris Leachman: 'Light on Her Feet' Kirstie Alley Will Win 'Dancing'

By Rob Shuter Posted Apr 12th 2011 09:05AM

Hollywood veteran Cloris Leachman is convinced Kirstie Alley will win this season's 'Dancing With the Stars,' telling me she's been pleasantly surprised at how graceful the full-figured actress has been.

"I was surprised how light she is on her feet," Cloris told me on the red carpet at the TV Land Awards on Sunday. "She's going to go much further than I went in the competition and I think she is going to win."

That's high praise from Cloris, who famously shimmied her then 82-year-old body to seventh place in the 2008 season. Three years later, the Oscar winner hasn't stopped dancing.

She glided up and down the red carpet several times before taking the stage to accept an award with her ''Facts of Life' cast, including Charlotte Rae, Geri Jewell, Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields.

Busy Cloris is currently starring as Maw Maw in the FOX series 'Raising Hope' and admitted to me she only saw the first couple of episodes of this 'Dancing' season.

So while Cloris believes Kirstie has been graceful, she may change her tune after Monday's performance when the 'Cheers' star temporarily lost her shoe during a routine with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

"I'm not doing a sitcom," Alley told TV Squad after Monday's show. "I'm actually doing a dance show. I'm tired of having to recover. I would just like to do something right. I don't feel like I'm jinxed. I just need to get my [act] together. There's something going on. Our rehearsals are swell. We're bitchin' in rehearsals."

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Tuesday 12 April

By L

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People who insult others based on their appearances have clearly never matured past a 6th grade level. Grow up people.

By NAUGHTY BUT NICE ROB

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I don't think Cloris was being mean

Wednesday 13 April

By gene sherman

Kirstie Alley is a "1947 Buick".......old, wrinkled, not very pretty, un-gracefull, bulky, and hard to start. Cloris Leachman is disalusional......AND by the way, we all thought that Cloris was out of her element too! Best news is that we (and Maks) will not have to suffer much longer!

By Gina

I hope she doesn't win, I think she stinks and is really sloppy looking. The only reason she MIGHT win is because she has a large fan base maybe and people feel sorry for her because she's doing this at age 60 and is really overweight. Hopefully people will vote for who DESERVES to win, NOT who they feel sorry for.

By vickie

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why would you feel sorry for a beautiful woman who is a great dancer inspite of her weight???????????

By KATHY

Why are people so mean because someone is heavy? I don't understand why you are all so hateful. Kristy is very pretty. Why is it OK for the man to be fat and ugly, nothing is said then. She is very graceful. I think that she even has the dance moves. It is not because we feel sorry for Kristy that she will win it is because she deserves to win.

that's just your inner being talking because you are sooooo scared of being made a fool...you probably have never taken chances because of it......

people who make fun of others because of the way they look are just still in jr.high......

By BRADHSHICKOH@AOL.COM

GIVE UP HONEY, YOU NEVER COULD ACT, AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAT AND UGLY>

By themightyabelard

'One who never has a good word or a good thought for anyone reveals his terrible need' -Joyce Sequichie Hifler

Pretty much covers all the 'net posters who slam people for their weight, race, sexuality...they don't like themselves, so they can only think of negative things to write about others.
Alley is obese...so are many Americans. It's not healthy, but it's really not a crime.

By Jeannie McCarthy

Kirsty came through like a champ and professional one a that! She put on her shoe and never missed a beat! I applaud her!!
Why do people like to spew out the worst??

She is light on her feet and needs to be an inspiration to other women!! Not many women; even actresses, can dance today, act really Well, and be a lady too!She has it all, if the truth is told! Get off your high horses and admit that you can't hold a lite to her!

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