Article: SISTER CALISTA; EXCLUSIVE ALLY MCBEAL BABE BEATS FEAR OF FAME AT LAST Family drama ends star's screen exile.(News)

Byline: By STEVE HENDRY

ALLY McBeal star Calista Flockhart is finally back on our screens - five years after saying goodbye to the madcap TV lawyer who first shot her to fame.

And the actress yesterday revealed why she was happy to stay off the small screen for so long - hurtful rumours about her weight.

The star also admitted she almost turned down her latest role - in Channel Four's hotly-tipped new drama Brothers And Sisters - because she was scared of stepping into the spotlight again.

Calista said: "I thought about it but I don't ...

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