Ricki Quotes & Sayings

I am wearing a size 28 Paige Jeans. Jeans don't lie, and I am just happy! — Ricki Lake

I think 'pop' can be a bit of a dirty word. People are very cool in Australia. They don't like to admit that they like pop. There are people who listen to Triple J and cool stuff like that, but commercial radio is massive, and if you look at the sales of the pop songs every week, people love pop music. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I get inspired by so many things every single day. Things I see every day, conversations, arguments, day to day occurrences, good days, bad days, loneliness, happiness, anger, anxiety, pressure, relationships ... EVERYTHING. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

For somebody famous, it's weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are. — Ricki Lake

I get really frustrated with people who turn their noses up at talent shows like 'The Voice' and 'X-Factor.' — Ricki-Lee Coulter

Australia is so entrenched in rock n'roll and bands, and that's just the way Australia is. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

Who doesn't know the easy, breezy, beautiful Covergirl line? I'm so excited to be the face of the brand in Australia and help all girls find and rock their inner Covergirl! — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I hate the feeling of falling - I'll never jump from a plane - but I love a good roller coaster. Go figure! — Ricki Lake

I've lost 12 inches in three weeks. Every time I go for the costume fitting each week, it's smaller and smaller. I'm feeling great. I'm putting in the work. I'm getting a lot of sleep. Everything is on the backburner right now. 'Dancing' is my priority. — Ricki Lake

During labor the most important thing is to get primal and surrender to the process. — Ricki Lake

It makes sense that the placenta almost looks like a tree with many branches - a tree of life. — Ricki Lake

I think my body is beautiful, and I'm confident to embrace it. There's nothing to be ashamed of if you're a size 14, as long as you're fit and healthy. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I was a girl and became a woman. Something about having the freedom at home to be in the position I wanted, to have the people I wanted, was empowering. — Ricki Lake

I wanted to give birth as opposed to being delivered! — Ricki Lake

I don't live my life seeking validation from people on social media. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

My body holds on to every part of every, you know, calorie that there is out there. — Ricki Lake

I was born with confidence in myself and who I am. Even when I was a little kid, I felt that, and I carried it all through my years. I'm 26 now, and I'm still that person. I think every woman needs to have that self-love. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I see myself as a bit of a traveller. I am a workaholic. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

People assume that a lot of pop artists don't write their songs. That, for me, is super frustrating because I think it detracts from some of the art and some of the craft of what we do. I'm at the helm of it, and I think that is what people don't see. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

It's inspiring, I think, for women out there to see I'm a regular person. I am the every woman who's struggled with my weight. — Ricki Lake

I do not want to die being known for doing baby mama DNA tests on my show. — Ricki Lake

I'm so proud to be a real woman, a size 14 woman on the cover of a magazine like 'Ralph.' Women's publications rarely put size 14 women on the cover, let alone men's, so I'm really honoured and proud to be on the cover and representing curvy, sexy women out there. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

When I opened the gate, I found myself facing Avi Keinan, CEO of the "Treasures of the Dead Sea" factory, accompanied by Ricki, head of the administration department; both have been working with my husband Kobi for many years. Every time they came to town and had some time to kill between two meetings, they dropped by for a quick coffee. — Dalia Rosenfeld

Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing. — Ricki Lake

I'd been listening to some old '70s disco, soul stuff, and I thought, 'Let's go into the studio and do something different. Let's do something that's super unashamedly pop and fun and danceable.' 'Trouble' is what we did. It's something that wrote itself. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

You can, of course, be a sexy, strong female and be a good role model. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I definitely don't have any desire to have children. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I was this role model for heavy people. But the thing is, I never set out to be a role model at all, and I don't set out to be one now. I won't preach to anyone and tell them how to lose weight. I don't know any better than the next person. — Ricki Lake

It was a long time in the making, my divorce. One day became less special than the next, and pretty soon, we ceased all conversation. It is a sad day when you have nothing left to say. — Ricki Lake

Putting a family member in jail is a good sign there is something seriously wrong in the home. — Ricki Lake

I've been all different shapes and sizes in my lifetime. I started wearing shapewear as a teenager after I did 'Australian Idol.' I had a little tummy, and I was always really quite conscious of that. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I watched Ricki Lake's documentary, 'The Business of Being Born,' and that led me to call a midwife, and not an ob-gyn, when I found out I had conceived. My delivery was not easy - they call it 'labor,' not 'a vacation!' - but I was incredibly grateful that I did it that way. — Sarah Wayne Callies

Being fat worked, and I think that was what was confusing for me for a long time in my career. — Ricki Lake

I am not a natural dancer. — Ricki Lake

People like to put you in a little box, and that's where they are comfortable with you being. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

Birth equals create. — Ricki Lake

Things don't weigh me down any more. I confront things, and I move on. I don't dwell on things; I don't let things simmer under the surface. I am where it starts and where it ends. I have the power in my life to be happy. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

What's the difference between tough love and acting like a jerk? — Ricki Lake

I'm not the girl that sits at home on a Saturday night plaiting her girlfriend's hair, drinking tea and watching romantic comedies. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

Of course I treat myself every now and then. Once a month I might have pizza and red wine and maybe a dessert, but that's it. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

You never see Beyonce stumbling out of a club drunk and on drugs without underwear on - nor do you see Justin Timberlake pashing 5 chicks in a club. You never hear them slagging anyone in the media ... They are composed and somewhat mysterious and that fascinates me! — Ricki-Lee Coulter

Music is my number one, it's my life, it's my everything. I'm enjoying challenging myself; I want to raise the bar and set a new standard for Australian pop artists. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

You're a "chibi", and nobody notices you." Halfway good-looking people, according to Ricki, blended into the crowd. They never left any kind of strong impression. They were bland and anonymous. Ugly people, on the other hand, with fleshy noses or thin lips, always attracted attention. — Naomi Hirahara

There are a lot of artists that come and go very quickly, and I understand why just because someone has a No. 1 doesn't necessarily mean they should be up for best male or female categories. I understand that Aria are protecting the integrity of what Aria is, but I do think that pop music isn't recognised enough. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I can't tell you the number of times people have told me if I just lost 10kg, I could go much further in my career. But I'm determined to show them - and other average-size women - it is doable and possible. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I never set out to be a role model for large women, I just do what I feel is right. — Ricki Lake

I saw my aunties and my mum give up a part of themselves and their dreams to have kids. There were things they wanted to achieve in life, but they had kids instead. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

As a little kid, I used to lock myself in my room and put on my Whitney Houston CD's and pretend to be her and try and hit every single note that she hit. I used to dream that one day that would be me. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I believe every woman has the right to any birth experience she wants, wherever she chooses and with whatever care provider she's comfortable. It's about doing your own due diligence and finding the best option for you. — Ricki Lake

It's about enhancing your body and accentuating your good areas. Shapewear isn't the ugly, embarrassing granny undies they used to be - they really are sexy. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

Nothing that I've done has been conventional. I didn't go with a major label, I didn't sign up with the bigwig management that basically has everyone but doesn't have time for anyone. I didn't win 'Idol' - I was seventh. I don't do anything how everybody else does it. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I come from a family of tall, curvy women. I developed in my body and my shape far earlier, so from a young age I accepted it. I embraced it and saw it as an advantage. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I love my body because it's what I've been given. Being too thin is just as unhealthy as being obese. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I want to spark ideas and conversations and inspire people to take active roles in their communities, relationships and their well-being. — Ricki Lake

I think it's important to balance out what people see today as normal birth, in a hospital room, flat on their backs, usually with an IV and a fetal monitor hooked up to them. That does happen, but other things are possible. — Ricki Lake

If I had been on 'Bowling for Dollars', I'd wind up owing them money. — Ricki Lake

'Raining Diamonds' talks about knowing there's something better out there. You don't have to just settle. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I can't believe I was a fat person for most of my life. — Ricki Lake

It's simply that in every crowd there's a twerp. All any twerp needs to do is protest loud and long, and he or she will get attention from other twerps who'll go along for the ride
after all, if such people didn't exist, the Ricki Lake Show wouldn't have an audience. — Terry Pratchett

I've surpassed any goal I set for myself as far as my body, my career, and getting married. — Ricki Lake

I had a really kind of yucky divorce and it was really challenging to get over that. — Ricki Lake

I love kids, and I'm great with them, but I also love being able to give them back. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

One day I looked in the mirror, and I wasn't happy. If you're not feeling good mentally, emotionally and physically, you're just a mess - and that's the point I felt like. It was a change in attitude and a shift in lifestyle. There's no crazy diet; I train six days a week, and I eat really well. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I feel liberated, empowered, inspired and motivated. Fear holds you back from achieving what you want in life. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

I'm not ashamed of showing my curves to the world. Bodies are beautiful when they're full and healthy and fit. I've always had curves and I'll always be proud of them. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

For me, being memorable is more important than winning. — Ricki Lake

My birth experience is not right for everyone, but it was so right for me. I am changed because of that experience, i saw my power and I felt my power, and it's gotten me through a lot of hardship. I tell myself that if i could get through that, I can get through anything. I think women are losing an opportunity by not aspiring to have births in which they are active participants. — Ricki Lake

She puckered her bubble gum mouth until its exaggerated sensuality drew attention away from the blood-blue crescents beneath her eyes. "My bags may be packed, but I haven't left town. No wonder Ricki finds me irresistible. She's only human." Leaning — Tom Robbins

Ricki Jo," Momma says, "who's on the phone? Tell them it's past your bedtime."
I cover the receiver and look over my shoulder at my folks. Right. 'Cause a ten o'clock bedtime is something I want to shout from the mountaintops. — Alecia Whitaker

Normal birth to me should not be numb from the waist down and waiting for the doctor to tell you to push. There's a reason we feel it. There's a reason we need to feel it. — Ricki Lake

I can't even plan tomorrow. — Ricki Lake

I generally like to be up front and honest and open because that's how I've always been. I have nothing to hide, and I think people relate to you more when you're just yourself. — Ricki-Lee Coulter