51-year-old Ricki Lake, the former talk show host posted her photos of shaved head on instagram and explained why she did this big change to her appearance.
She began her caption with “Liberated, and Free, Me”. Then, she added: “First things first, I am not sick. (THANK GOD.) I am not having a mid-life crisis, nor am I having a mental breakdown, though I have been suffering. Suffering mostly in silence off and on for almost 30 years. AND I am finally ready to share my secret.”
Lake explained her struggle with severe hair loss for most of her adult life as she stated: “It has been debilitating, embarrassing, painful, scary, depressing, lonely, all the things,”
Lake believes that sharing her struggle may be an inspiration for others not tolose hope or surrender to their insecurities.
Lake claimed that her hair is not the same since she played Tracy Turnbald in Hairspray in 1988, as her virgin healthy hair was damaged during filming.
“In my case, I believe my hair loss was due to many factors, yo-yo dieting, hormonal birth control, radical weight fluctuations over the years, my pregnancies, genetics, stress, and hair dyes and extensions. Working as talent on various shows and movies, whether [Dancing With the Stars] or my talk show, also took its toll on my fine hair.” Also added, Yes, that was all my own hair in the film.) From Hairspray to Hairless”
Lake stated that she were using extensions during the past 10 years, and that she tried wigs as well, but they were hard for her to get used to, as it felt totally fake and uncomfortable. Also, she claimed that she tried everything, doctors, dieting and even steroid shots. Her hair recovers and then fall again.
Lake received many heartwarming encouragement comments just after she posted these photos.
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