LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kirstie Alley, 58, is going to star in an A&E reality "docu-series" next year about her life as a single mom and her efforts to lose weight.

The network has ordered 10 half-hour episodes of the untitled series. The show will follow the actress at home with her teenage children, at work and as she launches a weight-loss program.

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