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Ricki Lake (Yes, That Ricki Lake) Wows the Glossies

Posted May 9th 2007 6:00AM by TMZ Staff

The words "Ricki Lake" and "Vargas girl" aren't exactly synonymous. But the formerly flab-tastic Ricki, who's dropped well over 125 pounds since her days as Tracy Turnblad in the original "Hairspray," is looking so svelte -- and so fierce -- that she's gracing this week's cover of none other than Us magazine!

When she guest-hosted on "The View" last week, Ro & Co. couldn't stop gushing about Ricki's new look as she shilled for her natural-birth-themed documentary "The Business of Being Born," which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. She looked so good, in fact, that sources tell us that three weekly glossies offered her covers within 48 hours.

Us ultimately won, and now we can finally reveal the goods -- check out Ricki in the red hot bathing suit. Snap!

Don't worry though, Lake's not forgetting where she came from. She's set to make a cameo in the John Travolta "Hairspray" remake this summer.

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1. Work it girl!!!!!

Posted at 8:49AM on May 9th 2007 by Be on say

2. This isn't the first time Ms. Lake has become the incredible shrinking woman.
This is a re-run. Off to another channel.

Posted at 8:49AM on May 9th 2007 by LightBulb

3. I don't believe no surgery was involved. She must have had the "lap band" treatment then. Her head which is in propostion to her "real body size" looks like a bobblehead on her body

Posted at 8:50AM on May 9th 2007 by Bored

4. Wow! She looks amazing. Good for her.

Posted at 8:50AM on May 9th 2007 by Geeeeezzzzzzzz

5. She may be thin but you can't fix ugly

Posted at 8:56AM on May 9th 2007 by Terry

6. SHE LOOKS GREAT! But the person in charge of the photo shoot did her a great dis-service - it's either the pose, the bathing suit or both - but that isn't exactly a flattering picture of her body.

Again, Ricki looks great but the photographer should've directed her poses better, etc. so it showed off how good she looks instead of what they came up with. I saw her guest host on The View and she looked great - they could've made her look really amazing if the chose to.

Posted at 8:58AM on May 9th 2007 by Jennifer

7. GO RICKI
GO RICKI
GO RICKI
GO RICKI
GO RICKI

Posted at 9:01AM on May 9th 2007 by TOTALLY TITS

8. Great going Ricki! Losing weight is one of the hardest things in the world to do...congratulations to you and good luck.... :)

Posted at 9:08AM on May 9th 2007 by Abby

9. Is that bad photography or does her head took too big for her body?

NOT attractive if this is how she really looks. She needs a few more pounds to balance the big head.

Posted at 9:14AM on May 9th 2007 by Jenny Justice

10. I LOVE Ricki Lake! I even sat in the audience, once, when she had her talk show. She looks great...I'm so proud of her. I know the struggle of trying to lose, as I'm facing it right now. She gives me hope! NOW, I have to go and buy that magazine (which I've never read in the past) since she's on the cover. Ricki, congrats on such a HUGE accomplishment...you look GREAT!!!!

Posted at 9:14AM on May 9th 2007 by Traycee

11. GO RICKI! GO RICKI! GO RICKI!

A TRUE WOMAN! NO SURGERY AND YOU LOOK SO HEALTHY!

GOD BLESS YOU! GIVE OTHERS HOPE!

Posted at 9:57AM on May 9th 2007 by jProud American Author

12. Nice! I'd do her.

Posted at 10:39AM on May 9th 2007 by Mike

13. Lie, lie, lie. I am here to tell you, that when you lose a large amount of wieght say 60+, your skin will be a sagging mess somewhere. Ricki, is too old, and has lost too much weight, not to have some flabby-skin somewhere.

I still admire her for all her hard work, but she has had surgery to tighten up.

Sorry, been there, and its medically impossible to have skin go back into that firm of a posistion, with that kind of weight loss.

Posted at 11:37AM on May 9th 2007 by MSY

14. I agree #6!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:40AM on May 9th 2007 by Jon

15. Wow, Ricki's skinny! Hope she can keep the weight off - some people weren't meant to be thin. A body will constantly fight to get to its "normal" weight. Unfortunately, i think Ricki was meant to be a bigger girl... But she looks good anyway. "Go Ricki" :-)

Posted at 9:57AM on May 9th 2007 by Ledbetter1212

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