Kirstie Alley...big reality! Zoftig star slimming down to size...

The "big" one starred with Shaun Cassidy in Hardy Boys!

Kirstie Alley has been bouncing around the boob tube bellowing about her new reality TV show.

"The Big Life" premieres on A&E on Sunday evening (March 21st).

The fleshy offering tosses the searing lens of the camera on Alley's dumpy frame and her subsequent efforts to slim down as voyeurs around the country peer on in gut-wrenching disbelief.

What a p-i-g (some might utter under their breath); thankful, they're over the hump themselves.

On one early-morning talk show, Ms Alley was quite adamant that her religion - Scientology (more like Science Fiction to me; after all, writer Ron Hubbard wrote in that genre) had nothing to with her decision to go public on the issue of her Highness's "bigness".

One perky host quizzed Alley about her long-term goals in taking on such an - um - hefty assignment.

"It's not about staying slim, because that would be a difficult goal to maintain. To find the right weight for me sounds comfortable (and ideal)."

The likeable zoftig  gal - who once starred on "Cheers" opposite seasoned pro Ted Danson - admits the reality bill-of-fare transformed her ideas about herself a tad  during the course of piecing the project together.

"I wasn't going to worry about touch-ups, but when I caught a glimpse of the footage, I realized I am definitely a make-up girl."

"I'm not going to be perfect-looking like the Kardashians, though" she sniffed.

Athough she appears to have a lusty appetite for male company, the breezy outgoing Alley hasn't seriously dated for about ten years, she confessed.

Years ago, at an awards ceremony, the ballsy broad strode up to the podium to snatch up a coveted Emmy she won, and thanked husband (at the time) Parker Stevenson for the "big one".

That's what got her juices flowing, I guess!

Is she pining for the earth to move once again?

If you read between the lines, I surmise the answer is, yes.

Kristie has a pretty face, and luminous eyes, so a svelte figure is all she needs now to turn heads once again.

Of course, as Jessica Simpson recently lamented on Dave Letterman, guys like something to grab onto apparently.

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Alley is certainly worth her weight in gold in that regard.

While chubby chasers are a rarefied - quirky breed - just betcha there is one waiting in the wings for the TV personality currently rising like a phoenix from the ashes of despair.

You go, girl!

Kirstie poses challenge for make-up gal!

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Tom Cruise...Scientology sh** hits fan; top gun threatens lawsuits over video!

Well, the old **it hit the fan for Tom Cruise this week.



Yesterday morning, a news outlet featured a videotape of the megastar, engaging in secret ceremonies behind closed doors at Scientology headquarters.



If the disgruntled former member of the cult, who released it, intended to "embarrass" Mr. Cruise, they accomplished that feat hands down!



In one shot, Tom enters an "S" meeting, stops to salute a fuzzy blow-up photo of the creator of the organization - Ron L. Hubbard - then proceeds onstage to acknowledge one of the upper echelon of the odd-ball group that raises eyebrows daily.



I surmise the curious elbow-lift infers that all Scientology enthusiasts are "foot soldiers" in the war against, what? Ignorance? Prejudice against the Church's "personality tests"? Overzealous critics harping about the fact that Scientology is not a religion?



Heh, in the inner recesses of my mind, I do seem to recall that Mr. Hubbard was a former Science Fiction writer. Isn't Scientology just a surreal fantasy, conjured up by a very active, demented imagination?



Worse yet, Tom was caught in the flesh, talking Scientologese!



Yup, he babbled with gushing enthusiasm about SP, and KSG, and all manner of things, hidden in a secret code. SP? "Suppress the people", is what it stands for, according to insiders.



And KSG? "Keep Scientology Going" apparently.



Well, if you have a deranged mind, to.



Do you suppose they have a secret handshake too?



I must say, I was a bit envious of that Gold Medallion swinging lavishly around Tom's squeaky-clean neck a few months ago...an award, you say, for his worthwhile contributions to the sect - um - Church?



To be fair to the star, and in a bold-faced effort to gain a different perspective on 'em, I inputted the word Scientology into the online dictionary at Webster's web site. The word isn't even listed, let alone mentioned in a possible list of suspects.



As I was preparing this post, a 20/20 promo for a segment on the "cruiser", sprang across the screen...so, I was inclined to tune in.



Clips catching Tom demonizing psychiatry were downright scary - especially in view of the fact - he alleges that scientologists have the “the authority".



On what?



If this revelation (no connection to the scriptures) wasn't enough to hurl Cruise fanatics over the brink, they hit bullion when Andrew Morton - who released an unauthorized biography this week on the diminutive actor - was on hand to toss in his two cents worth.



"Tom thinks they are super beings," he actually opined with a straight face.



Ironically, the interviewer, added,



"After observing Mr. Cruise the past few months, it appears to me that he needs some psychiatric therapy."



Ouch!



If asked, maybe Dr. Phil will step in and lend a hand.



On a morning show, the reporter noted that word from Cruise's camp is that any individuals posting the video on their web site, will face litigation.



Why don't you just zap 'em with your super powers, Tom?



Andrew Morton's timely tome apparently focuses on the childhood years, as well. The insightful writer uncovered gems like...the fact that Tom collected model airplanes (Top Gun, right?) and played the "sun" in a 5th grade pageant.



As to the quirky, early stint on stage, a former teacher noted that,



"Even 30 years later, it still gives me goose bumps (thinking about it)."



When it was also revealed that Tom Cruise once impersonated Woody Woodpecker, a Bay Area Reporter quipped,



"We'd bet his Woody is memorable."



My money says Cruise suffers from a Napoleon (small man's) complex.









Tom, psychiatrists usually prefer a horizontal position on the couch...