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Fans shocked as Kirstie Alley revealed what her parents were wearing in deadly car crash in resurfaced video

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Published 17:56 25 Apr 2024 GMT+1

Fans shocked as Kirstie Alley revealed what her parents were wearing in deadly car crash in resurfaced video

Kirstie Alley died in 2022 at the age of 71 after a short battle with colon cancer

Callum Jones

Callum Jones

A TV interview with the late Kirstie Alley has resurfaced, leaving much of the internet shocked over her revealtion about her parents.

The actress sadly died in 2022 at the age of 71 after a short but tough battle with colon cancer.

A statement from her children, William Stevenson and Lillie Price Stevenson, read at the time: "We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered."

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Alley was best known for starring as Rebecca Howe in iconic US sitcom Cheers, a role that won her a Golden Globe in 1991 for Best Actress and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress.

The actress died in 2022 at the age of 71. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
The actress died in 2022 at the age of 71. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

She also featured in three Look Who's Talking films alongside John Travolta between 1989 and 1991, while also starring in Veronica’s Closet and Scream Queens.

But before Alley shot to fame with an impressive film resume, she suffered a family tragedy when her mother, Lillian Maxine Alley, died in a car crash in 1981.

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She was just 59.

Meanwhile, her father Robert Deal Alley, who has since died, was left seriously from the accident.

A 1996 interview on NBC's Barbara Walters Special saw Alley recall the death of her mother and revealed her parents were on their way to a Halloween party when the tragic car crash occurred.

However, what Alley went on to describe next is quite hard to believe.

The actress described how her mother was in blackface when she died, while her father's costume also raises questions.

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She claimed her father was dressed as a member of racist terrorist organization, the Ku Klux Klan.

Recalling that particular day, Alley said: "My sister and I were all sitting in this waiting room sobbing. And I asked, 'Where were they going?'

"And she said, 'to a Halloween party,' and I said, 'What were they dressed as?' and she said, 'The odd couple,' and I was thinking, 'what odd couple?'"

The interview aired in 1996. (ABC)
The interview aired in 1996. (ABC)

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She then recalled being asked what costumes her parents were wearing, to which her sister revealed: "'Mum was a Black girl and dad was a Ku Klux Klan member.'"

Alley then shockingly burst into laughter at the memory in the 1996 interview, as the actress added: "It was the greatest tribute that you could give my mother."

The interview has recently resurfaced on X, with the vast majority of folks shocked at the clip.

"WHY WOULD YOU EVER ADMIT THIS," one person exclaimed while another added: "Barbara’s face says it all."

Featured Image Credit: ABC

Topics: Celebrity, Film and TV, Viral

Callum Jones
Callum Jones

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