Kirstie Alley admits to ET's Chris Jacobs that she's terrified to take the "Dancing with the Stars" dance floor.

The former "Cheers" actress told ET, "I am excited and exhilarated and I am terrified," regarding her "Dancing with the Stars" debut. She continued, "I don't want to be terrified, but I am. Slightly."

If there is a silver lining to Kirstie's fears, it's that the pounds have been coming right off, "I have a number in mind for the size I want to be...I think 4. I know it's a little small, but I don't care." As creator of Organic Liaison, she has lost 60 pounds so far on the program. Partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who called their first week, "a cardiac arrest," hasn't made life easy for Kirstie, but plans to "shock the manure out of everybody."

If Kirstie's costume clues are any hint, we certainly will be shocked. She tells Chris regarding one outfit, "It's an animal costume, grrr..." As for Maksim, Kirstie continues, "He's a park ranger. Let's just put it that way."

So be prepared for anything when Season 12 of "Dancing with the Stars" premieres Monday night, March 21 on ABC.

So who's going to watch next Monday to give us the blow-by-blow description peoples???


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