Daytime-Talk-Show Mixup Leads To 1,000-Pound- Man Makeover

NEW YORK—In a mix-up Ricki Lake producers called “deeply regrettable,” 1,000-pound Willard Hoskins, 37, was removed from his Paramus, NJ, home by forklift and transported to the posh Richard Stein Salon on Madison Avenue for a thorough beauty makeover Monday. “Let’s see Willard’s stunning new look!” Lake told the studio audience as Hoskins was wheeled out in a sequined black garment made from two king-size bed sheets to the accompaniment of throbbing disco music. “Wow, you look great!” The episode is believed to be daytime television’s worst mix-up since Maury Povich sent a group of disfigured children to boot camp in 1999.