Ricki Lake’s No-Holds-Barred Face & Neck Lift Confession
Great, just what we needed: another celebrity lining up under the knife and calling it “full transparency.” In a June 12 episode of Watch What Happens Live (Bravo/NBCUniversal), 56-year-old Ricki Lake spilled the tea on her newly minted lower face and neck lift, crediting a post-weight-loss sag for the decision. After dropping more than 30 pounds alongside husband Ross Burningham—a team effort she detailed on Instagram in February 2024—Lake says, “I had this certain thing hanging and I had it fixed,” telling host Andy Cohen she’s “always been fully transparent” and wants to squash any lingering stigma around elective surgery.
Lake didn’t stop at the reveal. She extolled surgeon Dr. Allen Foulad as “an absolute genius,” declaring her results “the best facelift I’ve ever seen.” (Andy Cohen’s eyebrow raise and compliment only confirmed that she’s onto something.) The former talk-show queen has never shied away from self-improvement chatter: back in October 2023, she publicly vowed to get healthier, citing perimenopause concerns and a desire to avoid pharmaceuticals. “Neither of us were pre-diabetic,” Lake noted, giving props to her husband’s sidekick role in their “healthiest way” of losing weight.
Of course, Ricki isn’t exactly alone in the “come-and-get-me” club. Over on Instagram this June, a Shark Tank star listed off years’ worth of nip, tuck and filler; in March 2025, Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen admitted to Botox injections “for the first time”; and lifestyle guru Sophie Flay confessed to Botox, fillers and lasers on her own podcast in February 2024, because “I don’t want to look my age.” One Tree Hill alum Jana Kramer dissected her breast-implant regrets on the Whine Down podcast, while Wicked actress Kerry Washington owned up to years of fillers before going natural. Teen Mom 2’s powerhouse mom shared details of her Brazilian butt lift, tummy tuck and liposuction saga in late 2024, pairing surgery disclosures with candid reflections on body image.
None of this is groundbreaking—celebrities have been playing surgeon for decades—but Lake’s willingness to chat it up on national TV until there’s “nothing to hide” is textbook reality-TV meets PR spin. If you’re over 50 and wonder whether a quick nip around the jawline could erase a decade of exhaustion, Ricki’s your poster child. If you’re just here for the drama, buckle up: the next round of confessions from your favorite influencers is right around the corner. And that’s your spa-day special for the week. You’re welcome.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! News (eonline.com), Watch What Happens Live (Bravo), Ricki Lake Instagram
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