Ricki Lake and her partner Derek Hough returned to the dance floor to perform the Argentine Tango during the Dancing With The Stars semi-finals live show (week 9) on Monday (November 14)- watch video below.

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Ricki is a determined fighter. She was abused when she was a kid, lacked confidence, gained weight, got her break out role in “Hairspray”, gained even more weight before she decided to lose weight and make a comeback with the Ricki Lake Show. Then, she went through a difficult divorce and here she is on DWTS.

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Again, I wasn’t as excited about this performance as the judges. Len Goodman loved the contrast of movement from slow to fast. Bruno was transported to Buenos Aires’ underworld. Carrie Ann Inaba claimed Ricki always had the passion and now she also has the “pop to go with it”.

Score: 29 (9+10+10)

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