United Kingdom, June 29 -- Ricki Lake was "one of 100 women" who auditioned to host her talk show.

The 57-year-old star hosted Ricki Lake, her hit TV talk show, between 1993 and 2004, but Ricki insists she was forced to work hard for her success.

She explained via Instagram: "I was basically cast into it.

"I was one of 100 women that they met with. There were journalists and models and all different types of people. I was an actor. I went and met with Garth Ancier and his team, and they chose me to do a pilot.

"I was 23 at the time we did the pilot and I went on the air at 24, and the show was just this sort of overnight success.

"To this day, I look back on it. It was such a phenomenon and no one expected it, most likely me. I had t...