Ricki Lake announces engagement to Ross Burningham: ‘so grateful to love and be so deeply loved’
Ricki Lake is engaged to marry her third husband.
The 52-year-old chat show icon announced on Instagram on Saturday that her boyfriend Ross Burningham is now her fiancé.
‘Friends, I’m so excited to share good news! I’m engaged! ‘ storms Ricki next to a selfie she posted with Ross.
‘He’s My Person’: Ricki Lake announced on Instagram this Saturday that her boyfriend Ross Burningham is now her fiancé
“This is Ross. He is my person. He is wonderful. I love him very much and I am so grateful that I will fall in love with this star man, ‘she added.
‘Our next chapter will definitely be good. #hartopen #live beautiful #believeinlove # thisis52 #selflove #nofilter #justhappy. ‘
She also shared with People magazine: “Ross and I are literally pinching ourselves for finding each other in our lives at this point in time.”
Ricki said: ‘We both, just emptied, feel like we’re kids again. We are filled with gratitude and joy for what is to come. ‘
Side by side: Ricki told People: ‘We both, new idlers, we feel like we’re kids again,’ adding: ‘We are filled with gratitude and joy for what’s to come.’
The Hairspray actress shares her two recently grown sons – Milo (23), Owen (19) – with her first ex-husband Rob Sussman, who is an illustrator.
Rob and Ricki were married in Las Vegas in 1994 and lived together for a decade during which they welcomed their children before divorcing.
Then, in 2012, she tied the knot with jewelry designer Christian Evans after a three-year romance – but the marriage was doomed to tragedy.
With her children: The Hairspray actress shares her two recently grown sons – Milo (23), Owen (19) – with her first ex-husband, Rob Sussman, who is an illustrator
She filed for divorce in 2014 and it was finalized in 2015, but the relationship between them lingered until the fall of 2016.
In early 2017, however, he committed suicide, prompting Ricki to reveal that the collapse of their marriage was due to his bipolar disorder.
When he was in manic flight, he would be convinced he could ‘cure cancer with his hands’ or ‘fly’, she told People.
Throwback: Rob and Ricki were married in Las Vegas in 1994 and lived together for a decade during which they welcomed their children before they divorced.
She explained that during the period after their divorce he was still a couple ‘He was not stable, and he was so fragile.’
Ricki, who last saw Christian just three days before his death, said: ‘But I was still in love with him, so there was something romantic about it. I wanted to save him. ‘
Although she was only an Instagram officer with Ross a few months ago, they have reportedly been together for more than a year.
As they were: Then, in 2012, she tied the knot with jewelery designer Christian Evans after a three-year romance – but the marriage was doomed to tragedy