'I'm half the size I was': Dancing With The Stars' Kirstie Alley wins prize for biggest transformation as she celebrates finale

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Slimline: Kirstie Alley showed off her sleek figure at the Good Morning America studio in New York today


Kirstie Alley lost out on the Mirror Ball trophy on the finale of Dancing With The Stars last night but she is also a big loser in another way.

The 60-year-old actress, who appeared on Good Morning America today, has shed a sizeable amount of weight during her 10 weeks on the show.

She has gone from a U.S. size 12 to a slimmer size 6 although she admits it is a 'stretchy size 6'.


Throwing shapes: The couple, who came in second place, put on a raunchy performance on the breakfast show today


'My dress is half the size it was when we started', Kirstie said of her little black frock. 'I have a lot more strength and stamina.'

'[Dancing With The Stars] has made me alive again,' she told Us Weekly. 'It's given me a new view of what I want to do in my life.'

Kirstie wore the same dress last night that she did on the first episode which had to be taken in a staggering 38 inches.


Before and after: Dancing With The Stars runner up had to have the dress she wore on the first show taken in 38 inches


'It's the same dress,' she told USA Today. 'They really had to take it in.

And the former Fat Actress star says she has a plan for keeping in shape now that the show is over.

'I'll keep dancing!' she shared and then joked: 'I wanna come back next year and get that f***ing trophy.'


Popular: The Fat Actress and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy received a rapturous reception from fans as they arrived at Good Morning America in New York


Kirstie said of her performance with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy: 'I don't feel like we won.

'I feel like we did amazingly and that's an amazing thing but you want to win! And we didn't win, so I can't say that there isn't a sadness about it.'

Hines Ward and his partner Kym Johnson waltzed away with the top prize with Hines being the sixth professional athlete out of the 12 seasons to with the trophy.


Star turn: Hines Ward and his partner Kym Johnson twirled around the GMA stage


Last waltz: The finalists strutted their stuff on the specially erected stage in Times Square today


Mark Ballas and Disney sweetheart Chelsea Kane came in third place, despite consistently coming in top of the leader board over the past few weeks.

The finalists were greeted to a champion's welcoming as they arrived to the GMA studios in New York today.

All three celebrities and their partners danced on a specially built stage in Times Square.


We are the champions: Hines and Kym show off their glitter ball trophy


Third place: Mark Ballas and Chelsea and were delighted with the reception they received


Farewell: The three celebrities and their dancing partners gave their final performances last night


'Dancing With the Stars' on 'GMA': Kirstie Alley's Cha-Cha



Good Morning America: 'Dancing With the Stars' Finalists Perform on 'GMA': Hines Ward and Kym



'DWTS' Finalists Take 'GMA' Viewer Questions



Good Morning America: 'Dancing With the Stars' Finalists Perform on 'GMA': Chelsea Kane and Mark



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Kirstie Alley strips down to leotard on Dancing With The Stars as last three put best foot forward ahead of finale

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Star turn: Kirstie Alley dressed in a long brown dress for her second spin with Maksim Chmerkovskiy on Dancing With The Stars last night


She may have got the lowest score of the night.

But Dancing With The Stars contestant Kirstie Alley certainly turned heads with her raunchy routine, which saw her strip down to a leotard.

The former Cheers actress defied her 60 years as she put on the sultry show during a freestyle dance with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy.


Stripped: But there was a purpose to her covered up attire as she soon ripped it off to reveal a skin-tight black leotard


Kirstie initially swept onto the dance floor conservatively dressed in a long brown gown for her second spin with Maksim.

But there was a purpose to her covered up attire - because she wasn't planning on wearing it for long.

The actress proceeded to circle the floor to show off her slimmer frame after ripping off her costume.


Flaunt: The actress circled the dance floor to show off her slimmer frame


But the move failed to wow the judges, who gave her and Maksim 27 points.

The Dancing With The Stars finale is just around the corner, and all three remaining stars certainly brought their A game ahead of it, last night.

With each required to perform two dances, the couples chose two very different styles for both the judges choice and freestyle rounds.


Fans: Denise Richards and her daughter Sam were also enjoying the show from the sidelines




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The moment Hines Ward almost ended Kym Johnson's career as he crushes her neck during Dancing With The Stars rehearsal

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Nauseating: This is the moment Hines Ward nearly ended Kym Johnson's dancing career as he crushes her neck in a Dancing With The Stars dance move


Pair are back on the dance floor and receive full marks for their dance

Judge Bruno causes outrage with vulgar remarks about Karina Smirnoff's dance moves

Kym Johnson made a triumphant return to the Dancing With The Stars live performance show last night following a dramatic week which saw her rushed to hospital.

Before she and partner Hines Ward hit the dance floor, viewers witnessed the moment the former NFL star almost ended her dancing career.


In the nauseating scenes, Hines is seen falling on top of Kym, crushing her neck on the hardwood floor underneath her.


Lift: Hines flips Kym over at the start of the move


The 34-year-old's neck look as though it nearly snapped in the death-defying move.

Paramedics were quickly rushed to the scene as she cries out in excruciating pain.


Heavy load: Hines body proved to be too much for Kym as she buckles under his weight


She was then put in a neck-brace after complaining she could not feel her arms and promptly rushed to the emergency room at a nearby hospital.

The accident happened after the two were attempting to do a lift and Hines's 205lbs body came crushing down on his petite professional partner.


Crunch: Kym's neck is almost snapped when the former NFL player crushes her


But astonishingly, not only did the couple perform on Monday night's show, they received a perfect score of 30 for their Argentine Tango.

'I feel blessed and lucky to be ok,' Kym said of the accident.

The dancer blamed herself for the spill as she was trying to push herself to do more and more risky moves for the semi-final show.


Blaming herself: Even in the midst of incredible pain Kym blames herself for the accident


To the rescue: Paramedics were immediately called to the dance studios


Support: Kym tears up and worries about wasted time as she is put in a neck brace


Emergency room: Kym is taken away in a stretcher to hospital


Before her injury she said:'We have the salsa and the Argentine Tango. We're so excited about the semis but we have a lot to do.

'Knowing the competition is so close going into the semi finals does change my strategy.

'We're doing lifts that I have never seen before and never seen on Dancing With The Stars before.

'It's pretty scary but it will be worth it. You've got to take risks.'


Forlorn: Hines is left devastated by the incident and feels pangs of guilt


After the accident she consoled Hines, telling him it wasn't his fault he fell on her as the medics attended her.

'It's my fault, I shouldn't have made us do that stupid lift,' she said. 'My God I cant believe this is happening, there's so much to do. Its like a wasted day - we cant afford this.'

Hines was stunned by her professionalism.

'She was more worried about my practice than herself. To be honest I'm not even thinking about the competition now,' he said.


Spectacular: Despite the death defying fall, Kym made a triumphant return to the live performance show as she and Hines took to the floor in their first dance to perform the Argentine Tango


Thrilled: Following the performance Hines and Kym embraced with happiness


Well-rewarded: The pair received a perfect 30 score from all three of the judges


On track: Ralph Macchio was bottom of the leader board after his knee gave out on last week's show but he recovered enough to perform the opening Argentine Tango


Up to the challenge: After receiving her first 10 of the season last week for her Argentine Tango, Kirstie Alley had a lot to live up to when she took to the floor to do the Vienesse Waltz


Not up to scratch: Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas did not fare so well with their Argentine Tango in the first round


Raunchy: The shock of the season's first perfect score had barely subsided when Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff took to the stage for their salsa


Shock: Both were dressed in glamorous 70's garb but nobody could have expected the reaction from Bruno in the East Coast feed, which was heavily edited in the West Coast feed


Near perfect: Kirstie Alley's second performance of the night was the Pasodoble, which she performed in a near flawless way


Facing off: Hines and Kym were up against Ralph and Karina got all three votes from Len, Bruno and Carrie Ann in the first heat


Match up: The second heat of the Cha Cha featured Chelsea and Mark facing Kirstie and partner Maksim, with the judges choosing the former


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Kendra Wilkinson leaves Dancing With The Stars

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Booty shake: Kendra impressed judges Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman in a sexy Samba routine to Livin' La Vida Loca tonight


She has had a hit and miss season on Dancing With the Stars so far, with Carrie Ann Inaba even criticising her lack of elegance.

But Kendra Wilkinson managed to leave the judges speechless on tonight's Guilty Pleasures themed show with her vigorous interpretation of the samba.

Wearing a barely-there yellow mini dress, the 25-year-old reality show star seemed determined to made an impression, and succeeded when she jumped on the judge's table for the dance climax.

'Oh, my god, - that was a guilty pleasure!' gushed a clearly impressed Inaba. 'You were so in your element in your dance. That was a big performance.

Meanwhile, head judge Len Goodman was clearly stunned by the vigorous number.

'Last week you had a spark. This week you had a fire,' he declared. 'The more you gyrated the more I palpitated!'

The star was clearly in her element performing the samba to Ricky Martin song Livin' La Vida Loca with professional partner Louis van Amstel.


Centre stage: The judges are visibly excited at Kendra's performance, while her dancing partner Louis van Amstel looks on


Earlier, she vowed that she was 'going to shake my butt all the way to the top of the leader board' - but despite winning over the judges with her sexy moves, she still failed to come top, although she did score a personal best 25.

Hip hop star Romeo and Disney actress Chelsea Kane both scored a perfect 10 each and tied with the highest scores of the season so far.

Chelsea's feat was made all the more impressive since her pro partner Mark Ballas had twisted his ankle in rehearsals earlier that day, with the painful moment screened on the show.

Romeo's waltz to Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On scored a romantic note with the judges with Inaba telling him: 'Every once in a while in a season magic happens - that was magical.'


Dancing through pain: Mark Ballas and his partner Chelsea Kane scored highly despite Ballas twisting his ankle during rehearsal


Surprise smacker: Romeo gives his dance partner Chelsie an impromptu kiss during the routine


'I think, Romeo DiCaprio, that your ship will sail on and on and on,' added Bruno Tonioli.

'That definitely was not planned,' Chelsie admitted, while Romeo added with a grin: 'I was just going with the flow.'

Elsewhere, actress Kirstie Alley scored highly with her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy, racking up nines after a good performance to Britney Spears Baby One More Time.

'Great job - right up my alley,' Goodman told her.


Britney boogie: Kirstie Alley impressed Len Goodman with her Samba to Spears son Baby One More Time


Former child star Ralph Macchio had the toughest time as dance partner Karina Smirnoff tripped over and fell the ground. But they quickly got up again, and still scored a very respectable 24 points.

'I'm proud of you, and you should be proud of yourself,' said judge Len Goodman.
Bruno added: 'Once you got back on it, there was no stopping you.'


Taking a tumble: Karina Smirnoff tripped up, leaving celebrity contestant Ralph Macchio to help her up


DWTS Kendra & Louis dance the Samba


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'Release your romantic tension!' John Travolta makes a surprise

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Dance Doctor: Hollywood star John Travolta paid a visit to Kirstie Alley as she rehearsed with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy for tonight's Dancing With The Stars


John Travolta made a surprise appearance on Dancing With The Stars to dish out some advice to his friend and contestant Kirstie Alley.

The Grease star visited Alley, 60, and dance partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy during rehearsals at the actress's home.

Introducing himself as the 'Dance Doctor', Travolta had the pair in stitches as he advised Alley to wear sports shoes and told them to release their 'romantic tension'.


Advice: The Saturday Night Live star told his long time pal that she and Maks needed to release their 'romantic tension' to become better dancers



Travolta has of course had many years of dance practice starring in films like Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction and Grease.

Kirstie's foxtrot to American Woman was overshadowed slightly by her outfit which was not flattering.

The blue jumpsuit with flared bottoms had a see-through panel in the waist which meant she could not wear her usual body control Spanx.


Bizarre: Travolta also told Kirstie that she should wear high top trainers instead of her fancy designer heels while visiting the rehearsals at the former Cheers star's lavish home


Red, white and blue: Kirstie and Maks did the foxtrot to American Woman in tonight's show which was an American theme


This then highlighted more of her lumps and bumps and it did not show off her wonderful curves in its best fashion.

And Maks' torso was decorated with an American flag which surely would have made many viewers that much more patriotic.

Travolta's words of wisdom clearly had some effect as Alley got through her foxtrot unscathed and scored 23 out of 30 points.



Americana night: Karate Kid Ralph Macchio was more cowboy kid and danced the samba with Karina Smirnoff to classic tune Sweet Home Alabama


Good job: Chris Jericho won great praise from the judges for his Viennese waltz with Cheryl Burke - they glided to America The Beautiful


Not impressed: Model Petra Nemcova and her partner Dmitry Chaplin did not fare well with their quickstep to Elvis Presley's Viva Las Vegas



Suited up: Rapper Romeo looked dapper in a top hat and tails and got his 'Sixties swagger' on while dancing the foxtrot to New York, New York with partner Chelsea Hightower


All white: Footballer Hines ward got the highest score of the night with a 27 for doing the rumba with partner Kym Johnson to God Bless America



High energy: Chelsea Kane and her partner Mark Ballas danced a hot samba and closed the show with a band to Pary in the USA


Kirstie Alley's New Dance Coach Travolta



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Fall from grace: Kirstie Alley comes crashing down after being dropped by partner Maksim on Dancing With The Stars

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Ouch! The fall was attributed to Maksim, whose thigh gave out during the dance


Kirstie Alley became the first on air-fall victim on Dancing With The Stars last night, when she and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy came crashing down.

Performing a tribute to her late parents, the 60-year-old actress got dropped by Maksim after his thigh gave out to her weight in a muscle spasm.

The couple stayed on the floor for about five seconds at the start of the routine before picking themselves up and continuing their dance.

'My thigh just gave out - I'm so sorry,' Maksim said after the dance was over.

He insisted the fault had nothing to do with Alley: 'Any dancer knows, it has to do with muscle strain,' he said. 'It had nothing to do with her.'

Despite the tumble, Kirstie danced on for the performance which was inspired by the struggle she faced when she was about to get her first big movie role in Star Trek 2, and was told that her mother had been killed by a drunk driver and her dad was in critical condition.


Battling on: The couple stayed on the floor for about five seconds at the start of the routine before picking themselves up and continuing their dance


The theme for the week was 'story week' - where the celebrities each had to chose emotionally-charged songs with a connection to their past.

'This song depicts the most turning point in my life,' Kirstie said during rehearsals. 'The song depicts the hopefulness after the despair.'

To the tune of Somewhere Over The Rainbow, it was clear she had the crowd from the word go who following the performance gave the actress a rousing applause.


Score: And despite the fall, all three gave her a generous seven points each, seemingly touched by her story and the emotion she connected to the dance


And despite the fall technicality, all three judges gave her a generous seven points, seemingly touched by her story and the emotion she connected to the dance.

'Sometimes tragedy leads to amazingly beautiful moments. I think despite the fact you had a mess up at the beginning something magical happened after that and you were so connected to the music.

I think you did a wonderful job,' said Carrie Ann Inaba, struggling to fight back tears.

'Dancing is a bit like life - it's about overcoming adversities and you did that,' exclaimed Len Goodman.

And big Kirstie fan, Bruno Tonioli got off his chair and exclaimed: 'Once you got up it was better than ever!'.


Sexy: There was no doubt that Kendra Wilkinson had shed her tomboy persona she was so concerned with last week with her dance with Louis van Amstel


Too hot to handle: While the 25-year-old was a little clumsy on her footing, her erotic moves got the judges in a fluster


There was no doubt that Kendra Wilkinson had shed her tomboy persona she was so concerned with last week.

The Former Playboy model sizzled in her sexy Rumba with partner Louis Van Amstel that she dedicated to her husband Hank Baskett, who was sitting in the crowd.

While the 25-year-old was a little clumsy on her footing, her erotic moves got the judges in a fluster.

'That was hot, hot, hot - you were celebrating your sensuality,' exclaimed Carrie Ann.

Bruno was equally red-faced: 'Kendra Von Teese - there is nothing to worry about. It was hot and erotic darling.'

As expected Petra Nemocova's performance referred to her heart-breaking experience in the 2004 tsnunami in which the 31-year-old model lost her boyfriend.


Emotional: As expected Petra Nemocova's performance referred to her heart-breaking experience in the 2004 tsunami in which the 31-year-old model lost her boyfriend


She waltzed to You Raise Me Up by Secret Garden with partner Dmitry Chaplin for the people of her Happy Hearts Fund, which helps individuals following natural disasters.

The supermodel who looked stunning in her lilac genie-inspired ensemble, got a standing ovation from the crowd and all three judges who thought it was beautiful.
'It had grace, it had elegance and it had fluid moment... That was brilliant,' said a proud Len.

Bruno was smitten: 'Petra you are like a vision from heaven and you dance like an angel.'

And Carrie Ann said she could feel Petra's emotion: 'Your heart was all over the movement.'


Emotional: As expected Petra Nemocova's performance referred to her heart-breaking experience in the 2004 tsunami in which the 31-year-old model lost her boyfriend
She waltzed to You Raise Me Up by Secret Garden with partner Dmitry Chaplin for the people of her Happy Hearts Fund, which helps individuals following natural disasters.
The supermodel who looked stunning in her lilac genie-inspired ensemble, got a standing ovation from the crowd and all three judges who thought it was beautiful.
'It had grace, it had elegance and it had fluid moment... That was brilliant,' said a proud Len.
Bruno was smitten: 'Petra you are like a vision from heaven and you dance like an angel.'
And Carrie Ann said she could feel Petra's emotion: 'Your heart was all over the movement.'


Angel: The model who looked stunning in her lilac genie-inspired ensemble, got a standing ovation from the crowd and all three judges who thought it was beautiful


Disney star Chelsea Kane wowed the crowd by not only flaunting her incredible figure in a gold tasselled two-piece, but with her cheeky cha-cha with Mark Ballas.

She danced to a rock song penned by ex-boyfriend titled 'Chelsea', of course.

And after scathing comments about her performance last week, the judges were thrilled.

'Chelsea, Chelsea, sexy, sexy!' exclaimed Bruno.

While Carrie Ann saw the romantic side of the dance: I am a big fan of romance and I am a big fan of that cha-cha!'

Len agreed that it was the 22-year-old's triumph so far: 'That was your best dance, well done.'

Romeo struggled to get through rehearsals with Chelsea Hightower as emotion overcame the 21-year-old rapper, who dedicated his dance to his two deceased cousins.

But while he managed to come through it all for the live performance, all the pulling at heartstrings couldn't save his dance.

Bruno said: "You really put your heart and soul into it. But sometimes when you put yourself into it too much something goes wrong - in this case your foot.'

Len added: 'Last week was a huge step forwards, this week was a huge step back.'


Struggle: Romeo struggled to get through rehearsals with Chelsea Hightower as emotion overcame the 21-year-old rapper, who dedicated his dance to his two deceased cousins


Former NFL player Hines Ward once again was the star of the show scoring the first ever nine of the competition from Carrie Ann.

The Pittsburgh Steelers star performed a lovable samba with partner, Kym Johnson, and dedicated the dance to his mother, who after divorcing Ward's dad took three jobs to support her son.

And again it was another coo as far as the judges were concerned: 'Two-for-the-price-of-one happy hour!' exclaimed Bruno.

Carrie Ann was off her chair: 'Booyah, baby has bounce! You have been dancing this song like you have been dancing this song all your life.'

Even sharp-tongued Len was impressed: 'I am proud of you!.'


Show stopper: Former NFL player Hines Ward once again was the star of the show scoring the first ever nine of the competition from judge Carrie Ann


Sweet: He dedicated the dance to his mother, who after divorcing Ward's dad took three jobs to support her son


Tears were shed when wrestler Chris Jericho did an emotional interpretation of the sexy Rumba for his late mother who died in 2005.

Dancing to Let It Be by The Beatles, the 40-year-old echoed his heartfelt dedication into the dance on the arm of Cheryl Burke.

Carrie Ann once again struggled to get her comments out as fought back tears.


Grace: Dancing to Let It Be by The Beatles, the 40-year-old echoed his heartfelt dedication into his dance on the arm of Cheryl Burke


'That was a beautiful tribute to your mom... emotionally amazing,' she said.
Bruno agreed: 'You brought a great sense of warmth.'

Len was more critical about his technique but liked some aspects of the dance: 'The lines and poses that you did were excellent.'

Wendy Williams landed herself in the bottom again after she did the foxtrot to Last Night A DJ Saved My Life.

In her blue sparkly gown she failed to impress all three of the judges.

'I do feel this week we took a little step back and I don't know why' said Carrie Ann.

Len thought the talk show host lacked any fluidity: 'Wendy to be honest it was a struggle, it lacked fluidity.


Bombed: Wendy Williams landed herself in the bottom again after she did the foxtrot to Last Night A DJ Saved My Life


Ralph Macchio who struggled last week with his scattered jive, once again failed to blow the judges away with his more comfortable rumba.

The Karate Kid actor dedicated his dance to his wife who was sitting in the audience, and while it was sweet, Bruno thought he should be paying more attention to his dance partner Karina Smirnoff, who he believed intimidated the 49-year-old actor.

'You deal with her like she is too hot to handle,' said Bruno.

Len agreed that he looked uncomfortable but thought the performance was refined: 'The whole routine was crisp and clear but it needs a tad of refinement, but as I saw the overall look was appealing.'

But Carrie Ann disagreed with both the men: 'I thought it wa
s a very sweet rumba and you two are coo coo.'


Intimidated: Bruno thought the Karate Kid star should be paying more attention to his dance partner Karina Smirnoff, who he believed intimidated the 49-year-old actor


Intent on proving to the judges that he had more 'punch', boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard settled on a dance about beating the odds, alluding to his tempestuous career.

The 54-year-old did the parse double to Bobby Brown's My Prerogative in an energetic performance with partner Anna Trebunskaya.

And their hard work in rehearsals paid off: 'Sugar Ray the fighting spirit got you back in business,' said Bruno.

'I think I saw a lot of improvement!,' exclaimed Carrie Ann. 'You have come out tonight stronger and you fought back!

Hines and Petra got the highest score of 25 and Wendy, the lowest with 15 and another star will leave the competition tomorrow night.


Peppy: The 54-year-old did the parse double to Bobby Brown's My Prerogative in an energetic performance with partner Anna Trebunskaya


Kirsty Alley and Maks fall...on dancing with star (Video)



Sugar Ray Leonard & Anna Trebunskaya - Paso Doble



Petra Nemcova & Dmitry Chaplin - Waltz



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