Ricki Lake talks dramatic 35-lb weight loss, reveals doctor pushed drugs

Ricki Lake has opened up about her dramatic weight loss — revealing it’s not due to popular drugs like Ozempic or Mounjaro, but good old-fashioned diet and exercise.

The former talk show host, 55, took to social media to celebrate dropping the pounds, posting a photo wearing the same dress she said she wore 17 years ago to the premiere of the documentary “The Business of Being Born.”

“Oh, this old thing??” she wrote in the Instagram caption on Wednesday. “Just had it hanging around.”

Alongside a flurry of comments from followers who heralded the weight loss, fellow former talk show host Rosie O’Donnell wrote: “Can’t believe [you] keep clothes for so long!!!!”

“Ozempic is really working for you. You’ve lost a lot of weight,” another person commented.

But even after a doctor’s suggestion to get on medication to lose weight, Lake said she has not subscribed to the drugs that have become trendy amongst the rich and famous.

“He was saying [I wasn’t] going to be successful without it,” the “Hairspray” breakout told “Good Morning America” in an interview that aired Thursday. “I like a challenge. I like proving people wrong. It pissed me off.”

Lake attributed losing 35 pounds since October to a more natural approach to wellness — making lifestyle changes including exercise, intermittent fasting and the keto diet.

In February, she shared on Instagram that she had lost weight after making a “commitment to myself to get healthier.”

“I think it’s safe to say I’m in the best shape of my life,” she said on “GMA,” adding, “This is what happy looks like. I could cry. I’m so happy.”