Inside Valerie Bertinelli Years-Long Feud With Kirstie Alley
09.12.2022 - 01:23
/ perezhilton.com
Were Kirstie Alley and Valerie Bertinelli involved in a bitter feud with each other for years? It sounds like it, according to a new report!
As you most likely have heard, Kirstie passed away at the age of 71 following a battle with cancer. Her children, True and Lillie Parker, announced the heartbreaking news on Instagram Monday, writing:
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The Cheers alum’s representative later revealed to People she had died from colon cancer. Following the news of her death, many fans and celebrities took to social media to mourn the loss, including Valerie, who tweeted:
While Valerie offered her condolences, innerestingly enough, it turns out that she had been involved in a feud with Kirstie for years before the Veronica’s Closet star’s death! According to RadarOnline on Tuesday, tensions between the two women emerged when the Kirstie had been a spokesperson for the weight loss program Jenny Craig and brought on Valerie as a celebrity endorser before she left the company in 2007. An insider told the outlet:
When Kirstie revealed she gained 83 pounds in 2009, things worsened between them after the One Day at a Time star commented on her weight gain to People, saying at the time:
A source claimed that even though Valerie’s remarks had good intentions behind them, they only “added fuel to the fire.” It also did not help that her books One Dish at a Time: Delicious Recipes and Stories from My Italian-American Childhood and Beyond and Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time became best-sellers and reminded the Look Who’s Talking actress of Valerie’s success.
Then, in 2013, sources claimed to the outlet the two women started a battle behind