Cheers alum Shelley Long looks somber and lost in thought, days after skipping reuniting with Kelsey Grammer, John Ratzenberger and other former co-stars at the Emmys

Cheers alum Shelley Long was spotted breaking cover just days after she was a no-show for her former castmates' reunion at the 2024 Emmy Awards.

The TV star stepped out in her Pacific Palisades neighborhood to walk her dog, according to exclusive photos obtained by DailyMail.com.

Long, 74, who played bartender Diane Chambers in the classic TV sitcom, appeared somber and lost in thought, keeping her hands in her jacket pockets as the off-leash pooch sniffed around.

The actress looked completely unrecognizable from her glamorous Hollywood heyday, sporting oversized glasses and wearing gray sweatpants, sneakers and a blue turtleneck.

The 74-year-old actress broke her cover on Tuesday to walk around her Pacific Palisades neighborhood with her pet Chihuahua

The television star made a big appearance on the Emmys stage on Monday when former cast members Ted Danson (Sam Malone), Rhea Perlman (Carla Tortelli), Kelsey Grammer (Frasier Crane) and John Ratzenberger (Cliff Claven) appeared on a replica of the Boston series of the show. bar set

Long was mysteriously absent from the Emmys stage on Monday, where her former Cheers co-stars reunited around a recreated set of the show's iconic bar.

It is unknown why she skipped the meeting where cast members Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, Kelsey Grammer, John Ratzenberger and George Wendt were all present together in a recreation of the famous set, although Woody Harrelson also failed to show.

Kirstie Alley, who replaced Long in season 6, died in 2022.

Cheers lasted 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993, although the show was nearly canceled after its first season due to low ratings (74th out of 77 primetime shows at the time).

However, it spent eight of its remaining ten seasons in the top 10, becoming the most watched show in season 9.

It earned 28 Emmy Awards from 117 nominations, earning Outstanding Comedy Series nominations for all 11 seasons and winning four.

Long was nominated for an Emmy five times, winning in 1991. Three years later, she also won an Emmy for her role in the special David's Mother in which she played the title role, the parent of an autistic boy.

Long's on-again romance with former Red Sox relief pitcher Sam Malone (played by fellow Emmy winner Ted Danson) kept the show at the top of the ratings year after year.

Shelley quit at the end of season 5 in 1986, believing her character had run its course.

Dressed in gray sweatpants, sneakers and a blue turtleneck, she appeared lost in thought and kept her hands in the pockets of her jacket as the off-leash pooch sniffed around

Long is known for her role as intellectual barmaid Diane Chambers (left) on the hit NBC sitcom, which ran from 1982 to 1993. She looked quite unrecognizable from her glamorous Hollywood heyday during her outing on Tuesday.

Long's character was known for her romance with Sam Malone (played by Ted Danson). She quit at the end of season 5 in 1986, believing her character had run its course

But she reprized her Cheers role and appeared as a guest character on Frasier, opposite on-screen love interest Kelsey Grammer.

In his 1995 biography “So Far,” Kelsey claimed that Shelley was unpopular with Cheers' producers.

He claimed that producers grew tired of her constant complaints about his own character and storylines.

He long rose to fame as an intellectual barmaid on the 1980s sitcom, but also appeared in a string of other hit shows and films, including The Money Pit, Troop Beverly Hills, Hello Again and The Brady Bunch Movie.

The Hollywood star, who is twice divorced and the mother of one child, has lived in a $1.3 million apartment in the posh West Los Angeles enclave of Pacific Palisades, California, since divorcing her second husband Bruce Tyson in 2004 .

But according to locals, she is rarely seen outside.