Pop superstar Madonna is following in the footsteps of talk show queen Oprah Winfrey with plans to build a girls' school in Africa. The Material Girl is in the process of applying to found the educational establishment in Malawi, where she adopted her son David in 2006.

On Tuesday's episode of "Dancing With The Stars" they started out by reintroducing the competitors, for the three of you who didn't watch Monday night. At least we didn't have to sit through another random dancing scene, but I was left wondering what they're going to do to fill time - clips from Monday night, of course.

Actress and TV personality Ricki Lake is helping to build a school in Malawi. The star's Malawian nanny has founded the Jacaranda School in the African country, and Lake plans to build a latrine at the educational establishment with her two sons in August.

Ricki Lake is terrified she'll lose her new svelte figure if she experiences trauma in her life. The TV host has lost an astonishing 140 pounds and has dropped to a size six, after battling with weight issues for years.

Ricki Lake has heaped praise on Nikki Blonsky for her performance in the remake of Hairspray. Blonsky, 19, starred as Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 version of the musical - the role which propelled Lake to fame in 1988.

American TV presenter Ricki Lake is seen giving birth to her second son as part of her new documentary The Business of Being Born.

Actress Ricki Lake has denied tabloid reports she's romantically involved with John Mayer, after the singer confessed he has had a crush on her for years. Lake met Mayer at a Christmas party last week, and the pair exchanged phone numbers before going their separate ways.

Singer John Mayer and Ricki Lake have prompted rumors of a romance, after the crooner confessed he has a crush on the talk show host. Mayer, 30 met a newly svelte Lake at a PR company's Christmas party on Tuesday.

Original Hairspray star Ricki Lake has sensationally blamed childhood sexual abuse for her weight issues. The actress-turned-talk show host ballooned to 260 pounds at her heaviest and struggled to slim down.

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