Kelsey Grammer's sweet tribute to beloved fallen cast mate
Kelsey Grammer has paid tribute to his beloved friend and former Cheers co-star, who passed away from cancer at age 71.
Grammer appeared on The Rachel Ray Show, describing Alley as “radiant”.
“I loved Kirstie,” he said. “She was always beautiful. She just had that thing about her. She was a radiant human being and that came through her.”
"She knew how to love. She was so honest in her emotions all the time.”
Grammer even revealed that he once "got in trouble with the law", and Kirstie was one of the only people who really supported him.
“She showed up,” he said. "She was one of the only ones who really showed up to be supportive and that was magnificent. She always made me laugh. Everything she did made me giggle. The first time I went to her house there were lemurs living on the property and I thought, only in Kirstie world.”
One of the last times he was supposed to see her was at a book signing for a friend, but Grammer revealed she did not end up attending.
"Kirstie was noticeably missing and about a week later she was gone," he said.
The Rachel Ray Show host responded that she was also fond of Alley, "I'm just blessed that I even knew her and I'm thrilled that you shared some of those thoughts with us. Thank you, my friend.” She told Grammer.
Kirstie Alley passed away from pancreatic cancer in December 2022. The news of her death was announced on Twitter by her children, Lillie and True Parker.
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