KIRSTIE ALLEY - ALLEY NO LONGER DIET COMPANY SPOKESPERSON

Actress KIRSTIE ALLEY has resigned as the spokesperson for U.S. weight-loss company Jenny Craig after three years of service. The Cheers star will no longer be the firm's public face after passing that role along to rapper/actress Queen Latifah and Eddie Van Halen's ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli. Jenny Craig spokesman Scott Parker says, "Although Kirstie will not appear in future advertising endeavours for us, she does remain on Jenny Craig's maintenance program and is confident that our program has helped her incorporate positive lifestyle changes that should last a lifetime. "Now that Kirstie has 'passed her maintenance baton' to Valerie, you'll see a new campaign with a new celebrity client emerge in 2008… one that promotes health with Queen Latifah."