Kirstie Alley To Play A Divine Minister

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By Kelly West
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The Emmy Award winning actress, Kirstie Alley has recently signed on to star in Fox’s new comedy, ‘Minister of Divine.’ The former star and executive producer of Showtime’s ‘Fat Actress’ will make her return to network television playing a rebel-turned-preacher.

‘Minister of Divine’ is based on the British series ‘ The Vicar of Dibley’ and will be about a once bad-girl who returns to her hometown to become a minister.

Kirstie Alley made a name for herself on the small screen with her starring role in the hit show ‘Cheers.’ She also starred in the show ‘Veronica’s Closet’ and most recently, ‘Fat Actress’

Kelly West
Kelly West
Assistant Managing Editor

Kelly joined CinemaBlend as a freelance TV news writer in 2006 and went on to serve as the site’s TV Editor before moving over to other roles on the site. At present, she’s an Assistant Managing Editor who spends much of her time brainstorming and editing feature content on the site. She an expert in all things Harry Potter, books from a variety of genres (sci-fi, mystery, horror, YA, drama, romance -- anything with a great story and interesting characters.), watching Big Brother, frequently rewatching The Office, listening to Taylor Swift, and playing The Sims.