Kirstie Alley Bringing First 'DWTS' Outfit Back, Minus 38 Inches

By PopEater Staff Posted May 24th 2011 12:14PM

The incredibly shrinking Kirstie Alley will step into an altered version of her opening-episode dress on the 'Dancing With the Stars' finale Tuesday. How altered? The costume had to be taken in 38 inches since the last time she wore it to Cha-Cha-Cha to Cee Lo's 'Forget You.'

On Monday's episode, the fan favorite flaunted her new figure in a skin-tight catsuit that showed off the enormity of her weight loss. But just how much she's shed is still a mystery.

"There will be some reveal of that at some point, but I really didn't care," she told the AP. "As long as I kept changing and changing and changing, I really didn't care. It was like, keep whittling, whittling, whittling. And the other thing that's really more significant to me - I mean, I love the whittling, I like being skinny - I'm really strong and really agile and it gave me a new life."

In early March Alley told Us Weekly that she had lost 60 pounds on her current diet and wanted to shed another 30 or 40 on 'DWTS.'

Even while losing so much weight, she has still been the butt of fat jibes from comedians, most notably George Lopez and Chelsea Handler.

But she's having the last laugh and is a clear favorite to win the mirror ball trophy over actress Chelsea Kane and footballer Hines Ward. All her weight-losing has kept the show's designer busy.

"We are constantly taking in and altering Kirstie's costumes," said Randall Christensen. "Isn't she looking incredible?!"

She's also apparently wearing out her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who tells AOL TV that this season has left him "drained."

"I don't know," he shared. "It takes a lot out of you. When you invest that much of you into something that's supposed to be just work you [can] get misinterpreted. I don't know [if I'm coming back]. We'll see. Right now, I'm drained."

Tags: Dancing With the Stars, Kirstie Alley

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Tuesday 24 May

By You Sexy Mama!

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...you go girl! may this be your best and final weight loss....

By Charlene

Kirstie you are wonderful and I'm so proud of you for losing weight. I hope you can keep it off. Your dancing is great and last night, the flips, etc. were amazing! Maks is amazing too, he sure has brought you a long way and he deserves a lot of credit. You two make a great team! Good Luck!

By sharp914

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Kirstie did a great job. The judges are a frickin joke.

By hk

I've said it before. AOL must be sponsering Kirstie second story today on her and none newsworthy. What about the other two? Don't they deserve some unwarranted exposure?

By Dori

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Kirstie you are marvelous .. you look so beautiful more so each episode ... enjoy the rest of the show Good Luck tonite win or lose you are the best ... keep up the good work .. all the best to Mak he is fantastic... keep dancing Mak you changed Kirstie's life continue that good work ... all the best to you Both ... enjoy every minute ...

By Bonnie Blue

I think Kirstie is nothing short of amazing. As to her weight as I understand it there are an awfullylot of people overweight. What amazes me is that a 60 year old woman can actually do the things she does. Just because you happen to be overweight does that mean that you are worthless. That is the message that overweight people have pounded into them morning noon and night. I don't care if she wins or not she is great.

By teal

I can see a slight loss to her upper body, arms & face. Not so much on the lower half & those fat legs though. SPANX wear are great to hold in the loose flesh.

By DD

She looks amazing!!!! And to all you haters........... Go suck something ;)

By RQ

Kirstie looks great. She's always been beautiful. True, she has gained weight over the years, but how old is she now? 60? She looks damn good for her age. So she dosen't look like she did on 'Cheers', but how many people look like they did 25 years ago?

By Bubbles

SHE LOOKS FANTASTIC! GOOD FOR YOU KIRSTIE!!!!!!

By Brenda

I think Kirstie looks great! All you people who continue to make fat jokes need to look at your own lives, I'll bet there's something there you wouldn't want made fun off. Get a life!

By joan

Miss Piggy will not keep it off. I wish her well. But have my doubts.

By dixie

ok i love kirstie but shes how old? theres a place and time for everything,i think she looks overworked sweaty and damn near a heart attact after dancing,she was breathing so hard this week my 37 inch flatscreen went uh uh uh uh uh

By John

Kristie has done great. Personally don't watch DWTS. Have kept an eye on the headlines only because of Kristie. She's led an interesting life. Her ability to battle on in the face of negativity is impressive. Hope she loses all the weight she wants. In the meantime she serves as an inspiration to many based not on weight loss, but the her attitude and drive. Hope she wins.

There are two others? The real question is has AOL been taken over by Marlo Thomas? Haven't figured that one out.

By Cynthia

She looks great!!!! Congatulations!!! Kepp dancing/ Cynthia

By JoanneVLavender

George Lopez would take offense at a white woman making fat Latino jokes, but I guess its okay for him as a Latino to make fat white woman jokes.

Wednesday 25 May

By lorineter

Kirstie looks teriffic....You Go Girl...!

By Tim

She'll pack back 75lbs three months later. Once a hepher, always a hepher

By DezzyDraye

I'm proud of Kirstie and her incredible weight loss. And of all people, George Lopez needs to put a sock in his mouth because during his show, he has weight problems, so before he has something to say about Kirstie, he should watch his show. And as for Chelsea, although she's a toothpick, needs to shut it as well. She already doesn't have such a good reputation. But, back to Kirstie, she has influenced me to start dancing to get in shape.

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