Ricki Lake: "I Don't Have a Valentine!"

Former talk show host Ricki Lake says she doesn't plan to stay single much longer, Usmagazine.com reports, just until she finds Mr. Right.

After losing a total of 140 1bs. as a result of an intense "new routine", Lake talks about finding love again. "I don't have a Valentine! I'm thinking of getting a puppy," she told Usmagazine.com Wednesday at the book launch of Howard Bragman's Where's My Fifteen Minutes? "My boys are my Valentines this year. But I'd like to have a Valentine maybe next year."

But just because she's looking for a suitable beau doesn't mean she's not celebrating the single life. Lake, who divorced her ex-husband of 9 years in 2004, says even though she's enjoying herself, she's looking forward to jumping back on the dating bandwagon."I'm having a really fun time," she said, "but I'm going to aspire to have a boyfriend by next Valentine's Day."

"I just want to have one good," she added. "I want a right person for me. Right now, I'm really happy to spread the wealth."

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