Celebrity News August 24, 2011
Carrie Fisher is 50 Pounds Lighter... and Lovin' It!
Actress and author Carrie Fisher appeared on the "Today" show Wednesday, showing off her new slim figure after losing 50 pounds on the Jenny Craig weight loss program.
Fisher, 54, a Jenny Craig national spokesperson, jokingly recounted the struggle with her weight over the years to host Ann Curry. "I couldn't leave the house to go shopping, because they didn't have sizes. I exhausted the alphabet on bra sizes, moved into Sanskrit. I didn't know they had the bra size I ended up with."
Watch the interview!
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Fisher also quipped that she may even put on her infamous skimpy costume from "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi," but only in the privacy of her own home. "I want to get into the metal bikini and just walk around the house like an idiot."
The funnylady, daughter of the late Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds, is currently touring with her one-woman show, "Wishful Drinking."
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