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By Daily Mail Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n

Last updated at 10:39 PM on 25th May 2011<\/p>\n

Kirstie Alley lost out on the Mirror Ball trophy on the finale of Dancing With The Stars last night but she is also a big loser in another way.<\/p>\n

The 60-year-old actress, who appeared on Good Morning America today, has shed a sizeable amount of weight during her 10 weeks on the show.<\/p>\n

She has gone from a U.S. size 12 to a slimmer size 6 although she admits it is a ‘stretchy size 6’.<\/p>\n

\"Slimline:<\/p>\n

Slimline: Kirstie Alley showed off her sleek figure at the Good Morning America studio in New York today<\/p>\n

\"Throwing<\/p>\n

Throwing shapes: The couple, who came in second place, put on a raunchy performance on the breakfast show today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘My dress is half the size it was when we started’, Kirstie said of her little black frock. ‘I have a lot more strength and stamina.’<\/p>\n

‘[Dancing With The Stars] has made me alive again,’ she told Us Weekly. ‘It’s given me a new view of what I want to do in my life.’<\/p>\n

Kirstie wore the same dress last night that she did on the first episode which had to be taken in a staggering 38 inches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Before and after: Dancing With The Stars runner up had to have the dress she wore on the first show taken in 38 inches<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘It’s the same dress,’ she told USA Today. ‘They really had to take it in.<\/p>\n

And the former Fat Actress star says she has a plan for keeping in shape now that the show is over.<\/p>\n

‘I’ll keep dancing!’ she shared and then joked: ‘I wanna come back next year and get that f***ing trophy.’<\/p>\n

\"Popular:<\/p>\n

Popular: The Fat Actress and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy received a rapturous reception from fans as they arrived at Good Morning America in New York<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Kirstie said of her performance with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy: ‘I don’t feel like we won.<\/p>\n

‘I feel like we did amazingly and that’s an amazing thing but you want to win! And we didn’t win, so I can’t say that there isn’t a sadness about it.’<\/p>\n

Hines Ward and his partner Kym Johnson waltzed away with the top prize with Hines being the sixth professional athlete out of the 12 seasons to with the trophy.<\/p>\n

\"Star<\/p>\n

Star turn: Hines Ward and his partner Kym Johnson twirled around the GMA stage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Winners:<\/p>\n

Winners: Hines Ward and his partner Kym Johnson waltzed away with the top prize with football player being the sixth professional athlete out of the 12 seasons to with the trophy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Last<\/p>\n

Last waltz: The finalists strutted their stuff on the specially erected stage in Times Square today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mark Ballas and Disney sweetheart Chelsea Kane came in third place, despite consistently coming in top of the leader board over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n

The finalists were greeted to a champion’s welcoming as they arrived to the GMA studios in New York today.<\/p>\n

All three celebrities and their partners danced on a specially built stage in Times Square.<\/p>\n

\"We<\/p>\n

We are the champions: Hines and Kym show off their glitter ball trophy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Third<\/p>\n

Third place: Mark Ballas and Chelsea and were delighted with the reception they received<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Farewell:<\/p>\n

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Farewell: The three celebrities and their dancing partners gave their final performances last night<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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