Ricki Lake used to call herself “Nancy Reagan's disciple” because she would always say “no to drugs,” but after growing her own cannabis, she’s loosened up about smoking weed — and doesn’t take ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ricki Lake was a babe in the talk show woods when her syndicated program launched nearly two decades ago. Looking back at the 24-year-old actress she was then, Lake pronounces the ...

Fans hoping to see Ricki Lake return to daytime TV may be disappointed. In an Entertainment Tonight video released Friday, Lake made it clear that her days as a talk show host were behind her. When ...

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Ricki Lake considers on her wide-spanning career with gratitude — and without regret Paul Drinkwater/Bravo via Getty; Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Ricki Lake is ...

A staple of televisions across the world in the late 90s and early 00s, Ricki Lake is perhaps best known for capturing hearts as the original Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 ...

Looking back at the 24-year-old actress she was then, Lake pronounces the 1993 career move "a little bit presumptous," although "Ricki Lake" quickly won over a young-adult audience that wanted a peppy ...