Ricki Lake Has Danced Off 13 Inches On The ‘Derek Hough Diet’
Oct. 6 2011, Published 6:30 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Dancing with the Stars contestant Ricki Lake has been getting great numbers lately -- both on the judges’ placards and her bathroom scale!
The (original) Hairspray star appears on Thursday's edition of Ellen with her pro partner, Derek Hough to talk about her recent hot streak on both fronts.
Ellen DeGeneres told the slimmed-down, 43-year-old actress/talk show host: "I think you look great. I haven’t seen you in a while, but I read that you’re losing inches."
"I lost more than 13 inches in a month -- it’s crazy," Lake told her. "The Derek Hough diet is the best: I lost 5 inches in my waist, 5 inches in my hips ... it’s hardcore."
Returning the goodwill, Lake brought up how she thought Ellen was “amazing” in her performance on So You Think You Can Dance.
"Well, I just did it once, but to do it every single week," Ellen told Lake. "It is really hard work."