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Oprah Winfrey owes her career to the late Phil Donahue. The chat show queen, 70, joined the flood of famous faces paying tribute to late daytime TV icon Phil after it emerged on Monday (19.08.24) he had died aged 88 on Sunday 18 August – and said she believed she would have never had her show without the influence of the television trailblazer. She told People: “There wouldn’t have been an ‘Oprah Show’ without Phil Donahue being the first to prove that daytime talk and women watching should be taken seriously. “He was a pioneer. I’m glad I got to thank him for it. Rest in peace Phil.” Oprah sh...
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John Waters "always made fun of [his] culture" with his movies. The 78-year-old director and screenwriter made his name with underground cult films in the 1970s before finding further success with the 1980s films 'Hairspray' - which featured drag queen Divine and made a star out of famed talk show host Ricki Lake in the years before it was adapted into a record-breaking Broadway musical - as well as 'Cry-Baby' and admitted that his work was always meant to be a parody of the world around him. He told Flickering Myth: "What we did was make fun of the rules outsiders lived by. Divine was thought...
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Ricki Lake refused to take Ozempic when her doctor tried to "push" it on her. The 55-year-old television host is feeling the "best" she has done in years after shedding 35 pounds but revealed that medics were keen for her her to have the controversial weight-loss drug before she ultimately decided to go it alone. Speaking on 'Good Morning America', she explained: "The doctor was pushing it for people who were overweight. And he was saying you weren't going to be successful without it, is what he said to me, really. And I like a challenge. And I like proving people wrong. And so it p***** me of...
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Ricki Lake will remember Jerry Springer as a "rival and a friend for many years". The TV icon - whose self-titled show ran from 1991 until 2018 - passed away at his Chicago home at the age of 79, and Ricki has paid a glowing tribute to her one-time rival. Ricki - who hosted her own show for more than decade - told 'Entertainment Tonight': "Jerry was a colleague, a rival and a friend for many years. Jerry's persona was the polar opposite of what many remember of his show. "He was a mensch, brilliant, hilarious, and what I remember most, absolutely devoted to his daughter." Ricki also recalled c...
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Ricki Lake is in the "happiest place" in her life after remarrying following her ex-husband's death. The 54-year-old star was married to Christian Evans from 2012 to 2015, and the jewellery designer - who suffered from bipolar disorder - took his own life in 2017, while she got engaged to Ross Burningham in February 2021 and tied the knot earlier this year. Appearing on ITV's 'Good Morning Britain' on Wednesday (19.10.22), she said: "That relationship and that loss was definitely the darkest period of my life. "But through it so many gifts have come out of it, I'm now remarried and now I'm ver...
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Ricki Lake has been surprised by her own success. The 54-year-old star was only 24 years old when she hosted her TV talk show for the first time, and Ricki is still amazed by the success she managed to achieve. Ricki - who launched her show in 1993 - said: "I didn't think it was going to be this big huge hit. I never have anticipated any of my success, nor have I calculated the next move. "'Hairspray' came along. Okay, I can be Tracy Turnblad. They handed me a talk show. I loved talk shows back then. I watched Oprah, Phil Donahue, Sally Jessy. I was an avid watcher. So I was like, 'Okay, I'll ...
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Ricki Lake has made her hair transformation public after battling hair loss due to androgenetic alopecia for most of her life. The 53-year-old ‘Hairspray’ actress shared a before photo with a shaved head, and an after photo with her locks grown in a dramatic one-year change she credited to hair products. She said in a post: “For those of you who don’t know or don't remember my personal journey. These side by sides show the dramatic success I’ve had using @harklinikken products. “I’ve been following their simple and easy protocol for over two years now. People ask all the time, I use their sham...
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Ricki Lake has been left heartbroken following the death of her beloved dog. The 53-year-old star is "gutted" that her pooch Mama, who she described as her "entire world", has passed away, and thanked those who had offered their thoughts and prayers for her canine companion after she was diagnosed with an auto-immune condition earlier this month. Sharing a photo of Mama, Ricki wrote on Instagram: "She gone. My Mama passed away today. I am gutted. I don’t have much to say at this time other than, thank you to everyone who reached out, said a prayer, lit a candle. It was not for naut. "It meant ...
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Ricki Lake has married Ross Burningham. The 53-year-old TV star has revealed via social media that she tied the knot over the weekend, after getting engaged in February last year. Alongside three photos from the ceremony, Rick wrote on Instagram: "We did it! 1/2/22 Ross and I said I DO! (sic)" The TV host - who was previously married to Rob Sussman, between 1994 and 2004, and Christian Evans, between 2012 and 2015 - wore a golden orange dress for the ceremony, and she even stood on a chair as they exchanged their vows. Ricki tagged the location of their wedding ceremony as simply "home sweet h...
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Ricki Lake was “naked in the Jacuzzi” when her fiancé proposed. The 52-year-old TV star announced over the weekend she is engaged to her partner Ross Burningham, and has now revealed the proposal was a spur of the moment decision which took place when Ricki was lounging in her Jacuzzi with no clothes on. She said: “He was surprised, too. There’s no ring yet. But I was naked in the Jacuzzi with my man on the first night that we’re in my new Malibu home. It was romantic, it was very spontaneous, and I couldn’t be happier.” And Ricki admitted the proposal has come quickly, as she only began datin...
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