Ricki Lake is celebrating her weight loss by partying like it’s 2007.
The former talk show host, 55, posed in the same dress she wore 17 years ago at the premiere of the movie “The Business of Being Born” in a photo she shared Wednesday on Instagram. “Oh, that old thing??” she wrote in the caption. “I just had it lying around.”
Lake added, “I originally wore this dress to the world premiere of ‘Business of Being Born’ in 2007 and now I’m wearing it again in 2024!”
In the comments, fans applauded Lake for her weight loss, which she also discussed in an interview with “Good Morning America” that aired Thursday. The “Hairspray” star revealed she’s lost 35 pounds since October thanks to exercise, the keto diet and intermittent fasting.
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But Lake has denied using drugs to help her lose weight, although she says a doctor suggested she do so. “He said I wasn’t going to be successful without it, that’s what he told me,” the actress said on “GMA.” “And I like challenges. I like proving people wrong. It pissed me off.
“I think it’s safe to say that I’m in the best shape of my life,” she continued, adding, “This is what happiness feels like. I could cry. I’m so happy.”
Lake previously revealed in February that she lost weight after making a “commitment to myself to be healthier.” At the time, she also said she was initially worried that her “body wouldn’t lose weight like it used to” at 55. “It’s the healthiest way I’ve lost weight in all my years,” she said. wrote.
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Lake’s husband, Ross Burningham, also joined her in her weight loss efforts. “I have this new marriage and I’m so happy with this incredible man, my perfect man,” she said on “GMA.” “If I point out one thing that wasn’t working in our lives, it’s that we were carrying this extra weight.”
In recent months, Lake has shared similar photos showing her posing in old outfits, including one in February where she donned a swimsuit she wore on the cover of Us Weekly in 2007. “I kept this #NormaKamali one-piece for all these photos wondering if I could ever wear it again,” she wrote.
