Actress Kirstie Alley has died at the age of 71

Kirstie Alley, iconic actress of 90s romantic comedies like 4 hands marriage And Look Who’s Talkingis died yesterday at the age of 71. To spread the news, they were her children True and Lillie Parker which, in a statement sent to the magazine Peoplethey wrote: « We are saddened to inform you that our amazing, brave and loving mother is no more after losing a battle with cancer, which was only recently discovered.” As some American media report, the actress had been battling the disease for a few months, after having entrusted herself to the care of a specialized center in Tampa, Florida. «She was surrounded up to the last moment – ​​her children still remembered – by her family. She fought with great strength, leaving us her great joie de vivre and her spirit of adventure. She was so iconic on the screen, all the more so as an extraordinary mother and grandmother».

One of the first to pay homage to her on social media was her colleague John Travolta with a touching message that reads: «Kirstie has been one of the most special relationships I’ve ever had. I love you. I know we will meet again.” The two had met in ’88 on the set of Look Who’s Talking and they had continued to work together for the other two sequels. The relationship between the two actors has always been very special, characterized by a great understanding and mutual esteem. In 2018, when Alley participated in Celebrity Big Brother Ukin a discussion with the other roommates, called him “the greatest love of her life” and that she considered running away from the relationship she was having at the time so she could marry him. “I really loved him and I still do,” he said.

To remember her, always on your Instagram profile, it was also her ex-husband Parker Stevensonby his side for almost 14 years from 1983 to 1997. «Dear Kirstie – he wrote – i am so thankful for the years we spent together and for the wonderful children and grandchildren we have. I’ll miss you”. I am to him also added other people, actors met during his long career in the world of cinema and TVas the costars of cheers – 80s series that made her famous all over the world – such as Kalsey Grammer, Ted Danson and Rhea Perlman who described her as «a unique person and friend, full of spirit and will to live». \

Alley’s career had, in fact, begun in the 80s thanks to this series that had launched her into the Olympus of Hollywood’s most sought-after actresses. After the success achieved on TV, she arrived in the cinema with blockbuster films such as In wealth and in poverty, Now listen to who’s talking And Four hands marriage. The decline came around the 2000s during which the actress stopped being seen both on the small and big screenapart from the 2005 sitcom, Fat actress where, with irony and intelligence, she talks about her weight problems and her difficulty in finding work as an actress. Among the latest roles is the one alongside Jamie Lee Curtis in Scream Queens and it is her colleague who pays her one of the most heartfelt greetings: «A real mother bear. There has always been a lot of esteem and respect between us. It’s really sad news.”