Ricki Lake was homeless after achieving Hollywood success in her 20s: 'I was really devastated'

Ricki Lake revealed she experienced homelessness after rising to fame with a role in 'Hairspray.' Lake was 18 while filming the '80s classic.

While Ricki Lake had a 'positive' experience becoming famous at the age of 18, she still found herself homeless after the massive success 'Hairspray' brought the actress. 'It was only when my career stopped when I was about 21, 22, and I didn't get this big part that I wanted,' Lake said about the negative side of acting during an appearance on 'I Choose Me with Jennie Garth.' 'I was really devastated.

Lake recently experienced another weight-loss transformation after refusing to go on Ozempic. 'The doctor was pushing it for people who were overweight,' Lake recalled in an interview with 'Good Morning America.' '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---ed me off. I just was reluctant, and I wanted to give it a go on my own.

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