Personal Life
Lake married illustrator/bartender Rob Sussman in Las Vegas in March 1994. They have two sons, Milo Sebastian Sussman born March 22, 1997 (1997-03-22) (age 15) and Owen Tyler Sussman born June 18, 2001 (2001-06-18) (age 11). Lake and Sussman separated in August 2003, and divorced in 2005. Lake began dating Christian Evans in the summer of 2009. They were engaged in August 2011, and married on April 8, 2012.
In early 2007, Lake pursued a "new routine" resulting in 24 pounds of weight loss, taking her down to 120 pounds (55 kg). In the early 1990s her weight peaked at 260 pounds (122 kg). In November 2007, Lake cited sexual abuse as a child as a reason for her problems with obesity.
On September 18, 2010, Lake's rented Malibu home was destroyed by fire. She and her sons escaped without injury.
On January 15, 2011, Lake finished in sixth place in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Luxury Ladies Poker Event, collecting $5,587 of the prizepool.
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