Ricki Lake Shares Video of ‘Raw’ Moment She Shaved Her Head After Years of Hair Loss: ‘Liberation’

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Sharing her story. Ricki Lake is proud of a “brave ass leap” she took in 2019.The TV personality, 54, took to Instagram on Sunday, January 1, to share a deeply moving video of the moment she decided to shave her head after years of suffering with androgenic hair loss.

In the clip, a nervous Lake is seen with her hand placed on her chest as a friend used clippers to cut her brunette locks.“3 years ago today, on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve day 2019, I took a brave ass leap of faith and chose to make the drastic decision to shave my head after years and years of struggling in secret w/ my androgenic hair loss,” the New York native began in the caption.According to the National Library of Medicine, androgenetic alopecia is “a genetically predetermined disorder due to an excessive response to androgens … characterized by progressive loss of terminal hair of the scalp any time after puberty.”Lake continued: “I have never shared this raw video footage before but felt like I wanted to now, for those of you who have followed my story and have been invested in it.

Some of you know my struggle all too well personally and I want you to know, I truly feel you.”The actress explained that in the emotional clip her fans can see her “come to a place of peace, liberation, and most importantly, self-love and self-acceptance.” She wrote: “I want to thank my dear friends, who were present during this transformation.

I will never forget your support, love, kindness and humor.”Now, Lake said she has a better appreciation and “love” for her “natural gray and sometimes wild unruly head of hair.” She concluded her post with words of encouragement for her followers. “May all of you struggling with whatever also come to a place of peace and