One of Ricki Lake’s “most favorable” periods in her life is currently.

On Monday, a former talk show host shared a self-portrait on Instagram that highlighted her feelings and skin tone.

The image features 54-year-old Lake, clad and grinning, unwinding in an outdoor Jacuzzi amid tall redwood trees.

She said confidently, “These are the best days of my life.”

“At fifty-four and a half, relatively young still!” I am appreciative of everything that had to occur for me to arrive at this point. She said, “A place defined by complete acceptance and love of oneself.”

Although Lake started her path to self-acceptance in 2019, she didn’t make it known to the world until 2022.

In December 2022, she made public a never-before-seen footage of herself shaving her head.

a video from this year in 2019. Her androgenetic alopecia, which she confessed having for 30 years in the video’s commentary, was the reason of her hair loss.

Lake wrote in the caption that they wanted to publish the unedited video footage today even though they had never done so before. They said they were interested in sharing the news with everyone who had followed their trek. I want you to know that I genuinely understand your sorrow, especially because I know that some of you have personally experienced my battle.

In this film, you might witness me achieving freedom, tranquility, and—above all—self-care and self-approval.