Ricki Lake has shared a powerful post celebrating reaching "complete self-acceptance" after reaching her mid-fifties.
The talk show host took to Instagram to share a picture of herself naked in a bathtub, with her arms crossed over her chest and her head thrown back to bask in the sunshine.
A tap was seen running, filling the outdoor tub as she enjoyed the dappled sunlight shining through the trees in a moment of peace and freedom.
She captioned the photo: "Hands down, these days are the best of my life. 54 1/2 years old (young!) Grateful for all that had to happen for me to get to here. A place of complete self-acceptance and self love."
Ricki added: "Ross, you make every adventure the most fun ever. Oh and #millvalley is the s**t!"
The Hairspray star's joyful snap appeared to have been taken by her husband, Ross Burningham, who she married in January.
Fans and friends soon flooded the comments with praise, with Rosie O'Donnell writing: "I can’t explain how much I adore you."
Others added: "So happy to see you so happy @rickilake" and "Wow!!!!!! All of the love and light that is just beaming out of you!!! absolutely beautiful!!!"
Ricki's latest post comes three years after she decided to shave her head after struggling with androgenic alopecia, a hair loss condition, for almost 30 years in private.
She shared a throwback video of the moment she buzzed her hair off in December 2022, writing at the time: "3 years ago today, on the afternoon of New Year’s eve day 2019, I took a brave a** 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.
"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.
"In this video, you can see me come to a place of peace, liberation, and most importantly, self-love and self-acceptance."
Ricki added: "I want to thank my dear friends, who were present during this transformation. I will never forget your support, love kindness and humor.
"After three years, I can honestly say I appreciate and love my natural gray and sometimes wild unruly head of hair. May all of you struggling with whatever also come to a place of peace and acceptance. Life is too damn short."
