Photo: Courtesy Ricki LakeRicki Lakeis marking two years since she shared her hair loss battle with the world.The talk show host, 53, posted a candidInstagramFriday about her journey of “self-love” and “acceptance” after shaving her head. Lake posted three photos of herself, including one taken while her hair was being shaved off.Lake wrote an emotional message in the caption of her photoshoot, telling her followers, “2 years ago today I took a leap of faith.““I finally surrendered and came out about my decades long struggle with hair loss (and shaved my head),” she wrote. “It was so scary and so liberating. The journey since has been such a gift. Self-love and acceptance has been the great takeaway. And 2 years later, I sit in total gratitude for the journey.“Lake went on to thank her “friends, loved ones and role models,” all of whom she said “helped me along the way to loving myself exactly as I am.“Lake first shared her hair loss with fans in January 2020 in posts on herFacebookandInstagramaccounts. At the time, she told fans she was “finally ready to share my secret.““It has been debilitating, embarrassing, painful, scary, depressing, lonely, all the things,” she wrote, in part. “There have been a few times where I have even felt suicidal over it. Almost no one in my life knew the level of deep pain and trauma I was experiencing.“Ramona RosalesTheHairsprayactress said she was sharing her story to help others struggling with hair loss, writing, “I am not alone in this and my goal is to help others while at the same time unshackle myself from this quiet hell I have been living in.“Lake later told PEOPLEthat she was initially “afraid of coming out,” adding, “no woman as far as I knew had ever gone public about female baldness.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.Thanks to the support of those closest to her, Lake felt ready to come forward in January 2020.“It wasn’t a calculated move,” she told PEOPLE of sharing her post on New Year’s Day. “I just needed to be set free from this silent suffering.“Lake said her transformation since shaving her head is “about inner beauty, self-confidence and self-love,” adding, “I truly appreciate what I see in the mirror now.“If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go tosuicidepreventionlifeline.org.
Photo: Courtesy Ricki Lake
Ricki Lakeis marking two years since she shared her hair loss battle with the world.The talk show host, 53, posted a candidInstagramFriday about her journey of “self-love” and “acceptance” after shaving her head. Lake posted three photos of herself, including one taken while her hair was being shaved off.Lake wrote an emotional message in the caption of her photoshoot, telling her followers, “2 years ago today I took a leap of faith.““I finally surrendered and came out about my decades long struggle with hair loss (and shaved my head),” she wrote. “It was so scary and so liberating. The journey since has been such a gift. Self-love and acceptance has been the great takeaway. And 2 years later, I sit in total gratitude for the journey.“Lake went on to thank her “friends, loved ones and role models,” all of whom she said “helped me along the way to loving myself exactly as I am.“Lake first shared her hair loss with fans in January 2020 in posts on herFacebookandInstagramaccounts. At the time, she told fans she was “finally ready to share my secret.““It has been debilitating, embarrassing, painful, scary, depressing, lonely, all the things,” she wrote, in part. “There have been a few times where I have even felt suicidal over it. Almost no one in my life knew the level of deep pain and trauma I was experiencing.“Ramona RosalesTheHairsprayactress said she was sharing her story to help others struggling with hair loss, writing, “I am not alone in this and my goal is to help others while at the same time unshackle myself from this quiet hell I have been living in.“Lake later told PEOPLEthat she was initially “afraid of coming out,” adding, “no woman as far as I knew had ever gone public about female baldness.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.Thanks to the support of those closest to her, Lake felt ready to come forward in January 2020.“It wasn’t a calculated move,” she told PEOPLE of sharing her post on New Year’s Day. “I just needed to be set free from this silent suffering.“Lake said her transformation since shaving her head is “about inner beauty, self-confidence and self-love,” adding, “I truly appreciate what I see in the mirror now.“If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go tosuicidepreventionlifeline.org.
Ricki Lakeis marking two years since she shared her hair loss battle with the world.
The talk show host, 53, posted a candidInstagramFriday about her journey of “self-love” and “acceptance” after shaving her head. Lake posted three photos of herself, including one taken while her hair was being shaved off.
Lake wrote an emotional message in the caption of her photoshoot, telling her followers, “2 years ago today I took a leap of faith.”
“I finally surrendered and came out about my decades long struggle with hair loss (and shaved my head),” she wrote. “It was so scary and so liberating. The journey since has been such a gift. Self-love and acceptance has been the great takeaway. And 2 years later, I sit in total gratitude for the journey.”
Lake went on to thank her “friends, loved ones and role models,” all of whom she said “helped me along the way to loving myself exactly as I am.”
Lake first shared her hair loss with fans in January 2020 in posts on herFacebookandInstagramaccounts. At the time, she told fans she was “finally ready to share my secret.”
“It has been debilitating, embarrassing, painful, scary, depressing, lonely, all the things,” she wrote, in part. “There have been a few times where I have even felt suicidal over it. Almost no one in my life knew the level of deep pain and trauma I was experiencing.”
Ramona Rosales
TheHairsprayactress said she was sharing her story to help others struggling with hair loss, writing, “I am not alone in this and my goal is to help others while at the same time unshackle myself from this quiet hell I have been living in.”
Lake later told PEOPLEthat she was initially “afraid of coming out,” adding, “no woman as far as I knew had ever gone public about female baldness.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
Thanks to the support of those closest to her, Lake felt ready to come forward in January 2020.
“It wasn’t a calculated move,” she told PEOPLE of sharing her post on New Year’s Day. “I just needed to be set free from this silent suffering.”
Lake said her transformation since shaving her head is “about inner beauty, self-confidence and self-love,” adding, “I truly appreciate what I see in the mirror now.”
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go tosuicidepreventionlifeline.org.
source: people.com
