No ‘SWEET CHARITY” for SHIRLEY MACLAINE as top docs channel preternatural star’s chart from svelte to bilious blubber.
During her remarkable six-decade career, showbiz legend Shirley MacLaine has always taken the time to stay in shape – but now sources tell The ENQUIRER they fear she’s losing her anti-aging battle as she packs on the pounds.
The 80-year-old star recently arrived at Los Angeles International Airport dressed in super-casual clothes that couldn’t hide her dangerous weight gain. For years, the 5-foot-7 actress tipped the scales at about 120 pounds, but observers say she now appears to have soared to 170.
“She appears to be obese,” Dr. Gabe Mirkin, an Orlando-based physician who hasn’t treated Shirley, tells The ENQUIRER.
“All obese people eventually develop high blood sugar levels after eating and therefore suffer from pre-diabetes.