Ricki Lake is determined to rebuild her dream home.
The “Hairspray” actress vowed not to sell her Malibu property with husband Ross Burningham after their home was destroyed in the Palisades fire earlier this month.
The 56-year-old revealed it took her more than seven years to build her home from scratch and she plans to create “something just as magical” in the future.
“My home in Malibu has been a sanctuary and home to many friends and loved ones. We've had too many gatherings to count. There are endless areas on the property to hang out, dance, and play. Yes,” she wrote on Instagram on Monday. “It’s exhausting and cringing to think about how to do it all over again right now…but I’ll do it.”
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Ricki Lake is determined to rebuild her dream home. (Ricky Lake/Instagram)
Since revealing on social media that her home had burned down, she has shared dozens of photos and videos of her modern, ocean-view home with a swimming pool, ocean-view terrace and landscaped garden. She also posted photos of her husband, dog, and friends like Rosie O'Donnell at home.
Lake was staying at a friend's guesthouse over the weekend and explained that her life was “feeling really, really weird right now.”
“The water is almost full and I feel numb,” she said in the video. “I can't feel anything. I can only describe what we're going through.”
The remains of Lake's house. (Ricky Lake/Instagram)
“My home in Malibu has been a sanctuary and a home base for so many friends and loved ones. We've had so many gatherings I've lost count. There are endless areas on the property to hang, dance, and play. Now I'm exhausted and numb trying to wrap my head around how I'm going to do it all over again…but I'll do it. ”
She said she can't imagine what other people with young children, multiple pets and other complex issues are going through after losing their homes.
Ricki Lake and her husband Ross Burningham at their home in Malibu. (Ricky Lake/Instagram)
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“I can't imagine the suffering that others are facing. I only know my own suffering and hardship now,” she explained in the video.
Lake said people have been contacting her wanting to know how her family is doing. “Honestly, we're doing pretty well,” she said.
“It’s very depressing, sad and scary,” she said.
She added that she left her home in Malibu “at the last minute” because she had planned to stay and fight the fire using special equipment, but the winds were too strong and it was too dangerous and “there was a lot of commotion.” I got out of there,” he added. Hurry up. ”
Ricki Lake's Malibu Garden. (Ricky Lake/Instagram)
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The former talk show host said there were many things she wished she had photographed, such as her children's baby albums, grandparents' albums, and their wardrobes, but there were many things that held special meaning to her and that she had made for herself. He said he was able to obtain a coat that had been sold to him. It was passed on to her by a friend after she lost her second husband to suicide. The coat was made from her late husband's shirt.
“I'm so happy to have this,” she tearfully says in the video as she puts on the coat. “It's one of the things I cherish the most, and the fact that I still have it, it's not at home and it's not here at home.”It makes up for everything I've lost. But I have this and I'm really, really, really happy. ”
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Lake wearing his favorite coat, which he managed to save from the fire. (Ricky Lake/Instagram)
He added: “I can't stand the level of emotion running through my heart and soul and can't cry anymore.”
She told people to “keep us in your thoughts and all the people of Los Angeles,” adding that “it's not much of a prayer,” but “I've been praying a lot these past few days.”
“My house had a vibe,” she continued. “We're going to rebuild. We're never going to sell that land. We're going to build something different on it. That land is sacred. That land is magic.”
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She added that while “we are in deep grief,” “we are going to create something else just as magical.”
