Julie Andrews, Zac Efron among Today guests

MANILA, Philippines - Tonight, Ricki Lake shares with us the joy of marriage. Eight months after announcing her engagement to Christian Evans, the talk show host revealed that they are now married. She even shared a picture of herself via Twitter dressed in her wedding gown and clutching a bouquet. After swearing marriage on her divorce with Rob Sussman, the former Dancing with the Stars contestant has decided to give it another try. Love will definitely be on the air, so don’t miss tonight’s episode.

Julie Andrews joins Today tomorrow. Make sure to tune in as Mary Poppins updates us on what is going on with her life as of recent. The English film and stage actress is a recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy Grammy, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award honors. Then, Chris Kimball joins us once again to share some kitchen secrets. The founder of America’s Test Kitchen will share to us some of his juicy notes in his tasting lab and demonstrate some tips and tricks from Cook’s Illustrated.

Zac Efron talks about leaving behind his boy-next-door image to take on a more matured role in his upcoming movie The Lucky One. He joins us on April 19 to offer everyone a glimpse of what is to expect from the film which was adapted from the novel of Nicholas Sparks that goes with the same title. Zac co-stars with Taylor Schilling (Atlas Shrugged) in the Scott Hicks (No Reservations) directed drama. Then, Susanna Salk offers a preview of her newest publication Be Your Own Decorator: Taking Inspiration from Today’s Top Designers. Salk who is an expert when it comes to stylish living has previously published books on easily overlooked topics such as children’s rooms or something aspirational like the wasp style.

Padma Lakshmi wraps up the Today’s show on April 20. The Indian-American cookbook author and television host updates us on what’s cookin’ in the US reality television program Top Chef. Since season two of 2006, Padma has been the host of the Emmy Award winning program. 

The Today Show! airs Mondays to Fridays at 9 p.m. via satellite with next day replays at 4:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on TALKtv – Ch. 16 on SkyCable, Ch. 28 on Destiny and Ch. 21 on Cignal and Ch. 12 on Cable Link.