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Ricki Lake Reveals How She Got ‘Out of Poverty’ After Being ‘Homeless for a Short Time’


Ricki Lake reveals startling details about her lowest point in Hollywood - including losing her home - and how she managed to find her way back to stardom.

Ricki Lake ’s breakout role in 1988’s Hairspray didn’t lead to the usual trappings of Hollywood success — like a big Beverly Hills mansion. She and her third husband, Ross Burningham, who married at her “dream” Malibu home in 2022, recently decided to lose weight together. Unlike her previous crash diets, they dropped pounds the healthy way with intermittent fasting and exercise, including Pilates.

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Ricki Lake, 55, looks confident in extreme plunging swimsuit after losing 35lbs in seven months thanks to willpower alone