Kirstie Alley reckons Scientology isn’t all it’s cracked up to be after she had to resort to consulting weight-loss expert Jenny Craig in order to shed her excess pounds. The Scientology devotee, who once used the religion’s techniques to kick a cocaine habit, admits she couldn’t apply the same principles to her food addiction. She says, “It was different in that I developed a nutty attitude where I’d think, ‘If some guy really loves me, he doesn’t care if I’m fat.’ or, ‘To be a good mother, you’ve got to cook and eat the food you give your kids.’ I’d come up with all these stupid justifications and reasons why it would be okay to be fat.” [11 January 2006]