John Waters and Ricki Lake Hold a Virtual Reunion on TV to Mark Hairspray’s Anniversary

2/24/21

By Ed Gunts, Baltimore Fishbowl

Filmmaker John Waters has never been in a Jacuzzi. He believes putting thin actors in fat suits is akin to putting white actors in blackface. He has a copy of Divine’s birth certificate – but he had to buy it on eBay.

Those are a few of the facts viewers learned last night when Waters and actress Ricki Lake held a virtual reunion with talk show host Andy Cohen on Bravo.

The reunion on Cohen’s show, Watch What Happens Live, was to mark the 23rd anniversary of the premiere of the original version of Waters’ film, Hairspray.

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