“Cheers” alum Shelley Long looked downcast during her first public appearance since skipping the show’s reunion at the Emmys 2024.
In pictures obtained by The Post, the 74-year-old, who starred as ditzy waitress Diane Chambers on the classic TV sitcom, was photographed on Jan. 16 — the day after the Emmys — walking her Chihuahua outside of her Pacific Palisades, Calif., home.
The actress stayed under the radar in large glasses, tennis shoes, and a blue turtleneck underneath a black jacket, which she stuffed her hands into as her pup sniffed around and not using a leash.
Long was noticeably missing at the Emmys when her former colleagues Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, Kelsey Grammer, John Ratzenberger, and George Wendt all reunited onstage.
The group’s appearance led to the awards show’s emotional in-memoriam segment, where “Cheers” actress Kirstie Alley, who died in 2022 at 71, was honored alongside other actors reminiscent of Norman Lear and “Friends” actor Matthew Perry.
There was no explanation as to why Long didn’t attend the ceremony, but she’s rarely been spotted in public at all in recent times.
Photographers also caught her walking her Chihuahua in 2022 just weeks after the fortieth anniversary of “Cheers.”
But earlier this month, Grammer told Kelly Clarkson that he “would really like to see Diane come back” on his “Frasier” reboot.
Grammer, 68, appeared on each “Cheers” and in addition to his spinoff, “Frasier,” as Dr. Frasier Crane. Long also appeared in three episodes of “Frasier.”
The “X-Men: The Last Stand” star also told the “American Idol” winner that Frasier should have the option to “put something to bed” with Diane and “find yourself with a pleasant thing between them.” Diane and Frasier were briefly engaged in “Cheers.”
Meanwhile, Woody Harrelson, who appeared within the fourth season of “Cheers” as bartender Woody Boyd, also skipped the reunion at the Emmys.
Jesse Collins, an executive producer for the Emmys, later revealed to the Hollywood Reporter that Harrelson couldn’t make it because “he’s in a play.”
“So there have been a number of people where there have been just logistical challenges. But we were lucky to get so many individuals who were willing to participate,” Collins added.