Ricki Lake Shares Her Hair Loss Journey
Ricki Lake Opens Up about her Hair Loss on Social Media
Actress and former talk show host Ricki Lake, 51, is opening up about her hair loss. Ricki is one of our most beloved daytime talkshow hosts for the past decades. She debuted a dramatic new look with a shaved head. People were wonder what was happening. Lake, who said she had suffered in silence over hair loss for years, went public on social media.
She has been struggling with hair loss for 30 years. The first time she noticed was after starring in the film “Hair Spray” in the 80s. She mentioned the stylist would triple-processed her hair.
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Ricki says many factors contributed to her hair loss. Yo-yo diets, pregnancy, hormones, stress, genetics and hair processing. The biggest was the loss of her husband by suicide.
Depression and Hair Loss
She started in the industry full of life and battled with health issues throughout her time in show business.
“It has been debilitating, embarrassing, painful, scary, depressing, lonely, all of those things. There have been a few times that I have even felt suicidal over it. Almost no one in my life knew the level of pain and trauma I was experiencing.”
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Lake spoke with ABC’s “Good morning America” about her sense of liberation in going public.
“I can finally feel like me.” And her supporters praised Lake on social media for her openness. Embrace it and wanted to shave her hair.
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