She eagerly took to Instagram last month to announce their engagement.
And Ricki Lake and her fiance Ross Burningham continued to look very much in love as they ran errands in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The couple tenderly held hands while trekking down the street towards their parked vehicle.
Lovebirds: Ricki Lake and her fiance Ross Burningham continued to look very much in love as they ran errands in Los Angeles on Wednesday
The 52-year-old talk show icon bundled up in a black track jacket and a pair of coordinating sweatpants.
Ricki let her chic grey toned pixie cut poke out from beneath a brown leather newsboy cap and rocked a pair of clear framed glasses over her eyes.
She stowed her belongings away in a stylish pink backpack that she wore over one shoulder.
Ross towered over Ricki’s 5foot4inch frame in a grey hooded sweatshirt and a pair of matching basketball shorts.
Locked in: The couple tenderly held hands, while trekking down the street towards their parked vehicle
Adhering to COVID-19 protocols, the loved up duo made sure to bring face masks along for their outing.
Lake wore hers under her chin when at a safe distance from fellow patrons, while Burningham opted to keep his over his mouth and nose for the duration of their errand run.
The Hairspray actress famously uploaded a selfie, featuring herself and Ross, to Instagram on February 20 to announce their surprise engagement.
‘Friends, I’m so so so excited to share some good news! I’m engaged!’ gushed Ricki in her post’s caption.
Engaged! The Hairspray actress famously uploaded a selfie, featuring herself and Ross, to Instagram on February 20 to announce their surprise engagement; Ross and Ricki pictured
She went on to introduce her soon-to-be husband to her 218,000 Instagram followers.
‘This is Ross. He is my person. He is wonderful. I love him very much and I am so grateful I get to love and be loved so deeply by this stellar human.
‘Our next chapter is sure to be a good one. #heartopen #lifeisbeautiful #ibelieveinlove #thisis52 #selflove #nofilter #justhappy,’ Lake concluded.
Despite only going ‘Instagram official’ with Ross a few months ago, the pair have reportedly been together for upwards of a year.
Her person: ‘This is Ross. He is my person. He is wonderful. I love him very much and I am so grateful I get to love and be loved so deeply by this stellar human,’ she wrote; Ricki and Ross pictured
Sweet: Since announcing their engagement, Ricki has been flooding her Instagram with sweet snapshots of herself and Ross; Ricki and Ross pictured Monday
Providing fans with even more details about her relationship with Ross, Ricki told People that her and Ross feel beyond lucky to have found one another.
‘Ross and I literally pinch ourselves that we have found each other at this time in our lives,’ she said.
‘Both of us, newly empty-nesters, we feel as if we are kids again. We are filled with gratitude and joy for what is to come.’
After unveiling their engagement to the world, wild speculation and rumors regarding Lake’s $16million fortune and the chances of a prenuptial agreement began to circulate online.
Prenup? After unveiling their engagement to the world, wild speculation regarding Lake’s $16million fortune and the chances of a prenuptial agreement began to circulate
A source recently alleged to OK! that ‘Ricki’s beyond excited about planning the wedding so it hasn’t even crossed her mind.’
‘A lot of people think it’s crazy for Ricki to risk her $16 million fortune, she trusts Ross 100 percent,’ the source continued. ‘She knows in her heart that he’s The One.’
They also dished to the outlet that Ricki and Ross allegedly ‘started off casual but quickly became something more’ as their time together progressed.
Lake shares her two recently adult sons – Milo, 23, Owen, 19 – with her first ex-husband Rob Sussman who is an illustrator.
Motherhood: Lake shares her two recently adult sons – Milo, 23, Owen, 19 – with her first ex-husband Rob Sussman who is an illustrator; Ricki pictured with Milo and Owen in 2020
Rob and Ricki got married in Las Vegas in 1994 and remained together for a decade during which they welcomed their children before getting divorced.
Then in 2012 she tied the knot with jewelry designer Christian Evans after a three-year romance – but that marriage was doomed to tragedy.
She filed for divorce in 2014 and it was finalized in 2015, but the romance between them lingered until the autumn of 2016.
However early in 2017 he committed suicide, prompting Ricki to reveal to that the collapse of their marriage had been due to his bipolar disorder.
Former flame: Rob and Ricki got married in Las Vegas in 1994 and remained together for a decade during which they welcomed their children before getting divorced; Rob and Ricki pictured