Looking back at the 24-year-old actress she was then, Lake pronounces the 1993 career move "a little bit presumptous," although "Ricki Lake" quickly won over a young-adult audience that wanted a peppy ...

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Ricki Lake considers on her wide-spanning career with gratitude — and without regret Paul Drinkwater/Bravo via Getty; Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Ricki Lake is ...

Ricki Lake used to call herself “Nancy Reagan's disciple” because she would always say “no to drugs,” but after growing her own cannabis, she’s loosened up about smoking weed — and doesn’t take ...

Ricki Lake's return to the talk-show market cleared a hurdle Thursday, securing an agreements that will bring the show to more than half of the country, including major markets such as New York, Los ...

Ricki Lake, who stole hearts as the original Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 hit 'Hairspray', became a television staple in the late 90s and early 00s with her eponymous daytime talk show. After her star ...

“It was like WWOD: What Would Oprah Do?” recalls Ricki Lake of hosting her first talk show at 24. Now 43 and a mother of two, the Dancing With the Stars alum has her own vision for The Ricki Lake Show ...

A staple of televisions across the world in the late 90s and early 00s, Ricki Lake is perhaps best known for capturing hearts as the original Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 ...

Ricki Lake has served two stints as a syndicated talk show host — but when she was first starting out, she was so naive that she almost did the gig for next to nothing. Ricki hosted her first talk ...

LOS ANGELES - Ricki Lake was a babe in the talk show woods when her syndicated program launched nearly two decades ago. Looking back at the 24-year-old actress she was then, Lake pronounces the 1993 ...