Ricki Lake
Ricki Lake
Ricki Pamela Lake is an American actress, producer, and Emmy Award-winning television presenter. She is best known for her talk show which was broadcast internationally 1993–2004. In autumn 2012, Lake embarked on a second syndicated talk show endeavor airing on weekdays...
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth21 September 1968
CityHastings On Hudson, NY
produce
Hey, I don't produce my shows, I just show up to work!
birth opposed son
On the birth of her 2nd son Owen. 'I wanted to give birth as opposed to being delivered!
goes woman women
Tell me, what kind of a woman goes for an arrogant, unattractive, dandruff-laden billionaire?
motherhood being-a-mom hardest
Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.
memorable winning important
For me, being memorable is more important than winning.
doctors waiting down-and
Normal birth to me should not be numb from the waist down and waiting for the doctor to tell you to push. There's a reason we feel it. There's a reason we need to feel it.
tree branches looks
It makes sense that the placenta almost looks like a tree with many branches - a tree of life.
thinking people balance
I think it's important to balance out what people see today as normal birth, in a hospital room, flat on their backs, usually with an IV and a fetal monitor hooked up to them. That does happen, but other things are possible.
wind owing dollars
“If I had been on 'Bowling for Dollars,' I'd wind up owing them money.”
divorce challenges kind
I had a really kind of yucky divorce and it was really challenging to get over that.
notion preconceived-notions who-you-are
For somebody famous, it's weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are.
thinking careers long
Being fat worked, and I think that was what was confusing for me for a long time in my career.
divorce long one-day
It was a long time in the making, my divorce. One day became less special than the next, and pretty soon, we ceased all conversation. It is a sad day when you have nothing left to say.
thinking weight persons
It's inspiring, I think, for women out there to see I'm a regular person. I am the every woman who's struggled with my weight.