Ricki Lake – Diet
Ricki Lake, the X Factor star, struggled with her weight for a long time. Ironically, being plus-sized initiated her career as she was cast in John Waters’ movie ‘Hairspray’ in 1998 for a role that was happily thickset.
The now slender actress had unhealthy eating habits, and after her first project, Ricki’s career came to an abrupt halt. At 5’3″, the scale read 260lbs, when she decided it was time to change her ways for good. A controlled diet plus daily exercise made her go from a size 24 to a 12! Lake had lost a massive 130lbs, and she maintains it to this day.