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

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

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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"Dancing With The Stars" Winner 2011 | Winner of DWTS 2011

May Be Dancing With the Stars 2011 season has come to an end and Hines Ward and Kym Johnson have won this seasons Dancing With the Stars, which is a brilliant platform for all types of dancers to excell in what they do well and to show off their Dancing Talent, which exudes most of us.

Dancing With the Stars Season finally saw some electrifying performances by Hines Ward and Kym Johnson as they set the dancing floor ablaze and hence went on to win the coveted Dancing With the Stars title and the Mirror Ball Trophy which is the biggest award a Dancer can get on the Small Screen of TV.

The NFL Champ said he never thought that he would make it to the final, but he has and has now showed the world that he has talent unlimited in Football as well as Dancing, what a combination!

Well now that Dancing With the Stars is over for this year, we have to lie in wait for next season of Dancing With the Stars and the new stars that are going to perform there!

Winner Season 12 | 'Dancing With The Stars' 2011 Winner Is Hines Ward | Season 12 Final Results. Dancing with the Stars 2011 has handed out the Mirror Ball trophy to Hines Ward on Tuesday, May 24. The football player was named the winner in season 12 of the reality show, beating out Chelsea Kane and Kirstie Alley who got the third and second place respectively.

Before the result was announced, previously eliminated contestants of "DWTS" season 12 made appearances on the show. Petra Nemcova danced a waltz while Josh Groban sang "You Raise Me Up", and Kendra Wilkinson danced to "Livin La Vida Loca" with three pro dancers, stepping onto the judges table at the end.

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Chris Jericho teamed up with Sugar Ray Leonard to "rumble" on the dance floor, while Maksim Chmerkovskiy was joined by Chelsie Hightower, Cheryl Burke and Lacey Schwimmer to dance as The Go Go's performed.

Lil' Romeo reunited with his partner Chelsie, while Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff danced their Prohibition era quickstep. As for Wendy Williams, she did not dance but appeared in a taped segment in which she interviewed herself about Chelsea Kane.

Another musical guest that night were Black Eyed Peas who catered the audience with "Don't Stop the Party". Among the attendees were Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin and Todd Palin, as well as the latest "Bachelorette" Ashley Hebert who sat on the front row.

Later, the three finalists performed their favorite dance for the final performance. Chelsea and her partner Mark Ballas opted for a Viennese waltz, Kirstie and Maksim danced the cha-cha, while Hines and Kym Johnson danced the samba. The judges' comments were all positive and the three contestants got perfect scores.

"Starting this competition I never thought I'd be in the finals but, you know, I owe it all to Kym. She's an amazing teacher," Hines said after he was announced as the winner. "And I want to thank the judges for giving us the constructive criticism to get better each week.. Also I want to thank all the fans."

Kirstie also got a chance to express her gratitude, "It's like the most extraordinary adventure I've ever been on in my life. And I want to thank Maks, I love Maks." Her partner Maksim added, "It's been a special season... Thank you for this. This has been an amazing, amazing season."

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Kirsten Louise "Kirstie" Alley (born Kirsten Louise Deal; January 12, 1951) is best known for her role in the TV show Cheers, in which she played Rebecca Howe from 1987–1993, winning an Emmy as the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for 1991. Kirstie also appeared in - the movies Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Blind Date, Look Who’s Talking (1989) with John Travolta, Look Who’s Talking Too, and 1993’s Look Who’s Talking Now. In 1992,

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The stars have been working hard at rehearsals and tonight the real fun begins for the fans of Dancing With The Stars. The premiere episode and the first dances of season 12 begin tonight.
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This was the season of the most unfair eliminations. I just don't get how Bristol Palin made it to the finals, when she has been the weakest contestant since the very beginning. Brandy deserved that spot on the final and it bugs me that she won't be there.