Actress Kirstie Alley in the front row at the Whitley Kros Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week held at Smashbox Studios on March 9, 2008 in Culver City, California. (Michael Buckner, Getty Images)

Former Cheers star Kirstie Alley's latest weight loss battle will be televised.

The actress famously shed weight as a spokesmodel for diet firm Jenny Craig but then piled the pounds back on.

Now, she's ready to slim down again and this time she'll do it for a new A&E TV series.

The 30-minute show, produced by the team behind American Idol, will also feature Alley's search for a new boyfriend and her life as a single mom of two teenagers, film producer and budding inventor.

The series will debut in 2010.