Kirstie Alley appeared on Oprah Winfrey's show last week in her bikini. (See the video clip here.) This was an incredible online phenomena. Kristie Alley and her bikini was one of the 10 most popular search terms on the net for the next day or two. Oprah's very robust and popular website crashed from all the searches.

Kirstie Alley has lost a reported 75 pounds since she was hired to be a spokesperson for the Jenny Craig weight loss program. She enrolled in their program two years ago in December 2004. We don't know how much Jenny Craig paid for their star client, but even a few million would have been well worth it. Americans began to enroll in the Jenny Craig program in record numbers soon after Alley's commercials started airing. As a result the company found a rich buyer earlier this year. Jenny Craig is now owned by Nestle, the European chocolate king.

We'll be seeing many more Kirstie Alley Jenny Craig commercials over the Christmas break and in time for New Year's Resolutions. Kristie will be filming these commercials in a couple of weeks. Nestle profits may soon be overflowing in chocolate bliss.