'Ricki Lake' returns Monday  Posted: September 10, 2012  LOS
ANGELES - Ricki Lake was a babe in the talk-show woods when her
syndicated program launched nearly two decades ago.  Looking
back at the 24-year-old actress she was then, Lake pronounces
the 1993 career move "a little bit presumptuous," although
"Ricki Lake" quickly won over a young-adult audience that wanted
a peppy take on life and love from someone like them.  "I didn't
know what I was signing up for. I didn't know how to host a
show. I didn't know who I was or have a point of view. I
basically was grateful to have the job," recalled Lake. "I
thought, 'Great, I can pay my rent for six months.' "  Lake, who
turns 44 this month, has been changed by marriage, children,
divorce and remarriage. So have her ambitions for her return to
the daytime arena with "The Ricki Lake Show," debuting Monday at
5 p.m. on the CW channel.     Lake, who has gained experience
without losing her exuberance, launched into a rapid-fire
description to illustrate. "When she