Ricki Shattered: Lake's Troubled Ex-Husband Dies After Bipolar Battle
Feb. 14 2017, Published 10:42 p.m. ET
Ricki Lake's ex-husband Christian Evans has died at 45, after a long mental health struggle, Breaking Celebrity News has learned.
The TV star broke the news in a heart-wrenching Instagram post on Valentine's Day.
"It is with a heavy heart that I share that my beloved soulmate, Christian Evans has passed," Lake wrote. "The world didn't understand this man, but I did. He succumbed to his life long struggle with bipolar disorder. For anyone who has ever lost a family member or friend to mental illness, my heart goes out to you. I am a greater person for having known him and spent the past 6 and a half years of my life with him." (They were married from 2012 to 2015.)
"He was a man of love and what mends my broken heart today is knowing that he is finally at peace and his spirit is free," she continued. "Rest in peace, my love."