On December 5, 2022, Kirstie Alley, an actress remembered by many for the wonderful family comedy “Who Would Tell,” passed away into another world. Over the past two decades, Ellie’s life has been very unenviable . The artist had problems with her career, health, and on the personal front. Numerous friends of Kirsty , however, said that the Hollywood celebrity never caved in to the circumstances. Alas, in the end, the exhausted body of the 71-year-old star gave in to oncology…
Kirstie Alley, the actress John Travolta adored
Road to glory
The film, in which Ellie starred side by side with Travolta, not only made the actress popular. Thanks to their joint filming in the comedy Who Would Tell, Ellie and John became close friends . Of course, the relationship between the artists was not as trusting as that of the characters. Nevertheless, Kirsty and Travolta kept in touch all these years.
After filming with John, the woman’s career took off . Two Emmys received for her roles in the series “Merry Company” and in the TV movie “David’s Mother” made Kirsty a comic actress of the first magnitude. Then there was the sitcom “Veronica’s Salon,” which promised only to strengthen Ellie’s position in Hollywood. But after the series closed, the artist began to have problems…
A life full of tragedies
Kirstie Alley has started going through a continuous black streak . Difficulties in his personal life gave rise to health problems. Well, they, in turn, hit my career hard. A troubled marriage ended in divorce. In her second marriage, Kirsty had an unsuccessful pregnancy. After a miscarriage, Ellie could not get pregnant again, so she adopted two children.
Tragedies in her personal life led to the actress becoming dependent on illegal substances . Ellie didn’t touch the bottle, but she got into the habit of eating away her grief with sweets. Problems with excess weight immediately arose. It got to the point that with a height of 178 centimeters, Kirsty weighed about 140 kilograms!
Return to the stage
For ten years, Kirstie Alley tried to improve her life . And the actress succeeded! The star got rid of addiction and successfully lost weight. She restarted her career with an extremely successful performance on the TV show “Dancing with the Stars.” Later she created her own sitcom. Life has slowly returned to normal…
Back in early 2022, Kirstie Alley was making a lot of plans for the future. Alas, the actress was prevented from realizing them by her age and her body, weakened by many trials. The Hollywood star was diagnosed with cancer . The doctors did everything possible, but Kirsty’s immune system could not withstand the strain.
A heartfelt farewell
Ellie was seen off on her last journey by her relatives and colleagues. The deceased had many devoted friends in Hollywood. Travolta said goodbye to the actress: “ She was truly special . I love you, Kirsty. I know we’ll definitely see each other again .” And Jamie Lee Curtis spoke as follows: “ Kersti and I had enough disagreements, but there was more respect and friendship. On screen she was a star. And in life – a wonderful person and an excellent mother. We will miss her! »
