Kirstie Alley suffers breakdown

OHMYGOSSIP — Kirstie Alley (61) is a “complete wreck” after she collapsed while rehearsing for Dancing with the Stars — and is now facing life-threatening kidney problems, according to a new report. The actress is pushing herself to the brink physically with grueling workouts while sticking to a strict diet in a desperate bid to slim down from 200 pounds, reports the National Enquirer.

“Kirstie is a complete wreck,” said a source. “She’s driving herself so hard that she’s making herself sick.

“She’s been sipping the Rescue Me elixir from her Organic Liaison weight-loss program and getting by on just one solid meal a day, usually a tiny portion of baked chicken or a salad with lemon juice, along with a few rice crackers.

“When she was tapped for the ‘All-Stars’ season, Kirstie jumped back into hellish eight-hour rehears­als after months of doing only an occasional light dance routine.

“She’s sweating heavily during her workouts, but she’s not drink­ing enough liquids to compensate. Her excuse for not hydrating is that she doesn’t want to gain any more water weight. She’s angry at her­self for falling off the dieting wagon months ago.

“After her first run on Dancing ended, Kirstie went back to some of her old bad habits. She smoked cigarettes to kill her appetite, ate fatty junk foods when she was under stress and vegged out in front of the TV or the computer while working on her book.

“Kirstie claims to have maintained her 100-pound weight loss with an organic diet and daily dance work­outs, but that just isn’t true. She nev­er leaves the house without wearing Spanx, and she’s nowhere near her peak physical form.

“When she was invited back for the ‘All-Stars’ season, she panicked and went on a crash diet. Kirstie had been pounding the boards for five hours in extreme heat when she abruptly announced that she needed a break.

“Sweating profusely, Kirstie stum­bled to the dance bar and grabbed hold of it to steady herself. If she hadn’t grabbed that bar, she would have keeled over and hit the floor hard.

“Kirstie looked so out of it that an assistant came run­ning over and led her to a chair, where she broke down in tears. Someone immedi­ately suggested calling the paramedics to the ‘Dancing’ studio. But Kirstie wouldn’t have it. She didn’t want anyone to know about the incident.”

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