Ricki Lakes hopes to shed the pounds on DWTS?

Ricki Lakes wants to lose weight!
The TV host says she’s keen to drop “about 15 pounds” during her stint on the upcoming series of Dancing With the Stars.
“I fell in love last year … I didn’t gain a LOT of weight but I feel like I could lose about 15 pounds,” she said.
“I’m going to be careful. It’s going to be weird, because having dealt with weight issues my whole life and you think deprivation, starving yourself but I can’t do that if I’m dancing six hours a day.
“I’m just going to be really conscious of it. For the first time it won’t be about the pounds, it’ll be about strength and my body. I’m up for the challenge.”