Images of ricki lake - Ricki Lake’s Ex

I am a greater person for having known him and spent the past 6 and a half years of my life with him.

In December 2014, however, they announced they had put their divorce on hold; it was finalized in 2015.

She explained that originally, she started to gain weight after enduring the sexual abuse she experienced as a child.

While her weight gain may have been the result of a traumatic experience, Lake shared that she became famous at a larger size, and was a role model for a lot of girls.