Lake assured everyone that she had not been diagnosed with other medical conditions related to the hair loss, and wanted to embrace her new look, saying that "I am liberated. Why This Actress Was In All Three Versions Of 'Hairspray' Unlike most of the similar series which aired during that part of the day however, it was mainly gearedtowards young adults, teenaged and college students. Education: Ithaca College (one year only), Spouse: Ross Burningham (married January 2022), Former Spouses: Christian Evans (20122015); Rob Sussman (19942004). ", Lake and Evans started dating in 2010 and got married in 2012. Two years later, she appeared in the comedy drama motion picture,Park. Despite her initial struggles however, Lake was eventually cast in the popular comedy,Hairspray in a twist of fateshe had run into film director John Waters at her campus, who was coincidentally,looking for a heavier young girl to play a role in his upcoming project. She guest-starred on television series including Drop Dead Diva and a voice role on King of the Hill, and starred in the television movie Baby Cakes. I am free. [11] She also signed a development deal with Gameshow Marathon production company FremantleMedia for other ventures, including creating and producing future programs and projects. Nowadays, Ricki is focusing on being by her children's' side while balancing her Hollywood career and her relationship with boyfriend Jeff Scult, whom she started dating in 2019. It was her way of sharing one of her biggest secrets with the world: she had been privately struggling with hair loss for almost 30 years. She recently shared a photo of the two of them on Instagram with the simple caption, "This is what happy looks like. It only lasted one season. One month later, Lake filed for divorce from Evans, so that he could get help and become stable. The lovebirds also have quite a lot in common. "He said, 'It's going to look good,'" she recalls.