Fat Actress to Star in A&E Reality Show AP

After starring in weight-loss commercials for the Jenny Craig diet program and in a Showtime comedy called “Fat Actress” Kirstie Alley will attempt to lose weight for the cameras again in a new A&E reality series about her life, the Associated Press reports.

The network ordered 10 half-hour episodes of the series for next year. The actress, who is 58, will be shown at home, with her teenage children, and as she launches a new weight-loss program.

--Elizabeth Jensen