Kirstie Alley: Cheers & Look Who’s Talking star dies aged 71 - John Travolta leads tributes to movie actress

Kirstie Alley, the star of such television hits as Cheers, Veronica’s Closet and a one time Celebrity Big Brother contestant , has died aged 71 from cancer. Alley had recently been diagnosed with the illness and was being treated at the Moffitt Cancer Centre in Florida her family confirmed. She was with her husband Parker Stevenson and family members at the time of her death.

In a statement from her children, posted on Alley’s Instagram account, both William and Lillie Price Stevenson wrote “To all our friends, far and wide around the world … We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered.