Ricki Lake returns to TV talk

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She hit the air at age 24 should change the face of TV talk shows.

As she brought in a new audience of younger viewers.

And who could forget her shows rallying cry.

Yeah now he -- -- this month for the new.

TV talk show so how does she plan to stand out among all the competition.

Let's ask actress author and.

Talk show host Ricki Lake so don't worry -- -- -- -- Rick.

It's it's hilarious he is go -- implies that I should leave for a -- -- -- -- happening and it's great to see you don't you think you're calling this new talk show Ricki -- 2.0 yes how will it be different from the -- well it's different because I'm different you know I I say you -- -- that you're not -- and you're in the ninety's.

Neither mind you know we've evolved we've grown up a little bit you've matured.

And so this show is a reflection of who I am -- in my life since certainly is -- I did back and it was that it was -- that younger generation.

And now it's just a little bit much mature smarter version of the.

Wait a minute on -- more mature than this -- and not to say let's take a look back at the old Ricky.

Yeah exactly good -- -- buying them.

Okay.

Do you feel like you're tired and that really -- on the end yeah.

-- I.

Yeah what do you -- what you see moments like that.

I I I look back at those moments and I -- I can't believe that was my life you know I was sort of -- amateur anthropologist looking at.

Crazy human behavior many moments in his mind.

She was just one hot mess that one.

Indeed it was classic it's classic ninety's big time craziness.

I mean I look I love that -- -- high level.

We did with you know teenage drug addiction and and pregnancy and we did a lot of good stuff for the show.

I would now need doing something else you know will you have moments like that on the news show it's safe to say -- not have someone come on and -- summons with golf no I don't think in less in I can't imagine -- -- show but we're doing shows on.

Issues that matter to women -- she's -- you know whether it's.

Finding love staying happily married having kids balancing it all dealing with aging reversing aging process weight issues.

Anything and everything a woman 25 to 54 relates to you and -- -- is -- year wheel house you are have always been relayed a bowl.

I mean I think if I hadn't -- thing that's trouble that they have people.

Finding non threatening a sign that no she could be my neighbor she could be -- I grew up with and -- very much what you see is what you get you know I've been around for 25 years they grow up watching me hairspray and that of course I show and -- make documentaries about women's issues and I'm.

I care at the world now at this time in my life that I had then I did when I was in my twenties I didn't have a point of -- back then and I feel like -- -- he get wiser you also learn from mistakes and I feel like.

I'm not coming on to the show to tell people how to live their life I haven't figured out for myself but I want to have a platform where there is Smart contents for women.

That you know we're all being that stop provoking it's making -- see things a different -- a different way and learning from each other and have a good time I'm -- said this is not gonna -- -- show you're not just an interview celebrities who do you have a dream -- that I'm for it always joked back in the day like in denying that it's -- who would you want to play Chelsea Clinton -- -- fascinated about her life and -- -- So it's a graceful person going through that crazy life of being in the White House is -- and we have a specific person for say I love people -- I'm curious about every one.

And I'm curious about the every person not -- the famous person we do you have high profile people on.

First -- when it matters with the subject that we're talking about when it makes sense for instance -- Mark Ballas danced with the stars my dear friend.

He was on last week for a really special show that was the energy to my heart.

Surviving suicide and his uncle had had committed suicide -- he has since started a foundation which is not something I knew about.

When I did dance with the stars with him so we were doing the show I talked to him and his mom and they came on him -- near times bestselling author on talking I mean.

It's just doing sort of Smart content it's taking some of the topics -- back in the day.

But just doing -- no way that's a little bit more relevant to little bit more.

Kind of substantial.

Show well it sounds great and can't wait to watch it.

Check your local listings it's a syndicated show weren't -- -- everywhere tonight nine point six of the country's and I scud variants.

Or they don't go to the Ricki Lake show dot com to check out where will be on every -- have you on thank you for having me.

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