Who is Kirstie Alley? Meet the Celebrity Big Brother 2018 housemate

Latest: What has Kirstie Alley been up to in the house?

Kirstie Alley has made an impression on viewers as a fabulously eccentric ex-Hollywood type, although some are less keen on the fact that she is a Donald Trump voter and a Scientologist.

Her time in the house has been characterised by hilarity (including a moment in which she told Dan Osborne to "show us your d**k" during a challenge), but she has also clashed with housemates over 'disgusting' behaviour, such as the state of the shower.

Who is Kirstie Alley?

Hollywood actress Kirstie Alley – star of Cheers and Star Trek movie sequel The Wrath of Khan – is one of the confirmed names for this series of Celebrity Big Brother.

Alley is best-known for playing bar manager Rebecca in long-running US sitcom Cheers for six years, from 1987 to 1993, alongside Kelsey Grammer, Woody Harrelson and Ted Danson, with whose character Sam she shared a steamy sexual chemistry.

Alley also played Vulcan Starfleet officer Saavik in 1982 Star Trek movie The Wrath of Khan, opposite William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy.

Her more recent TV roles include The King of Queens, Hot in Cleveland and Scream Queens.

Back in 2011 she was also a contestant on the US version of Strictly Come Dancing – Dancing With the Stars. She placed second in the series and returned to the show for an 'all-stars' season three years later.