Ricki Lake announces engagement to Ross Burningham: ‘so grateful to be able to love and be loved so deeply’
Ricki Lake is engaged to her third husband.
The 52-year-old talk show icon announced on Instagram this Saturday that her boyfriend Ross Burningham is now her fiance.
‘Friends, I am so excited to share some good news! I’m engaged! ‘ said 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 fiance
“This is Ross. He’s my person. He is wonderful. I love him so much and I am so grateful to be able to love and be loved so deeply by this stellar human, ‘she added.
‘Our next chapter is sure to be a good one. #heartopen #lifeisbeautiful #ibelieveinlove # thisis52 #selflove #nofilter #justhappy. ‘
She also shared with People magazine: ‘Ross and I literally pinched each other because we met at this time in our lives.’
Ricki observed: “We, newly nested, felt like we were children again. We are full of gratitude and joy for what is to come. ‘
Side by side: Ricki told People: ‘We two, newly nested, feel like we are children again’, adding: ‘We are full of gratitude and joy for what is to come’
The Hairspray actress shares her two newly grown children – 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 stayed together for a decade, during which they welcomed their children before they divorced.
Then, in 2012, she married jewelry designer Christian Evans after a three-year romance – but that marriage was doomed to tragedy.
With her children: The Hairspray actress shares her two recently grown children – Milo, 23, Owen, 19 – with her first ex-husband Rob Sussman, who is an illustrator
She filed for divorce in 2014 and was finalized in 2015, but their romance lasted until the fall of 2016.
However, in early 2017, he committed suicide, which led Ricki to reveal that his marriage breakdown was due to his bipolar disorder.
When he was on a manic escape, he became convinced that he was able to ‘cure cancer with his hands’ or ‘fly’, she told People.
Backspace: Rob and Ricki were married in Las Vegas in 1994 and stayed together for a decade during which they welcomed their children before divorcing
She explained that during the period after the divorce, when they were still a couple, ‘He was not stable and he was very fragile’.
Ricki, who last saw Christian 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 you. ‘
Although she only made Instagram official with Ross a few months ago, they’ve been together for over a year.
The way they were: so in 2012, she married jewelry designer Christian Evans after a three-year romance – but that marriage was bound to be tragedy