Ricki Lake and the stars of the musical Hairspray
Ricki Lake, star of Hairspray, talks about how appearing in the 1988 film changed her life. Then Leanne Jones, who played Tracy Turnblad in the West End musical adaptation and Lizzie Bea, who carries the can in the forthcoming revival, talk about what the role means to them. PLEASE NOTE: A camera fault during the second half of this Q&A lead to some footage loss, which has been replaced with a still.

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