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Ricki Lake, 55, shows off incredible 30lbs weight loss transformation amid perimenopause and says she did it 'without relying on a pharmaceutical'

Ricki Lake took to Instagram to share an update on her weight loss journey on Saturday, as she showed off her incredible transformation.

'First pic - taken today on our daily hike,' she shared, referring to a snap of her in a straw hat and grey sweatshirt, with Ross strolling behind her. Her 286K friends and followers were quick to congratulate the star, with model Paulina Porizkova, writing, 'What a great way to celebrate your fab fifties! The star weighed 200 pounds when, at age 19, she was cast as the heavyset Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 John Waters movie, Hairspray; seen in a promo snap from the film

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