Kirstie Alley - Alley Doubles Charity Donation

KIRSTIE ALLEY struggled to determine a winner in her online Twitter charity contest on Sunday (22Nov09) - so she awarded two contestants $1,000 (£625) cheques for their favoured organisations.

The former Cheers star decided to pit her fans against each other for the chance to earn cash for their favourite charity, just by answering why they wanted their cause to win the money.

The actress was deluged with entries - so she agreed to donate $2,000 (£1,250), double what she originally offered, to split between two good causes.

Alley picked www.soldiersangels.org, which sends letters to troops in war zones, and SACA, a local food bank in Silverton, Oregon, after they were suggested by two of her Twitter.com fans.