Actor Cheyenne Jackson, who is best known for his roles in “American Horror Story” and “30 Rock”, shared an emotional post on Instagram in which he revealed the truth about his hair loss.
The 44-year-old actor shared a story about his fight with hair loss and hair transplant surgery. He revealed that he had his first surgery at age 28 after he began losing his hair at age 22.
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“I’ve been DREADING this day for 17 years. The day when my horrible secret would be revealed. No, this gnarly scar across my head isn’t from life-saving brain surgery, nor did I narrowly survive a shark attack. It’s worse. (At least in Hollywood…) I had hair transplant surgery. Five of them, to be exact over 14 years”, Jackson wrote on Instagram.
The actor wrote that it is a bit strange to admit having hair surgeries during the coronavirus pandemic, but he wanted to “release how much shame and anxiety” he had “about people finding out for years”.
Jackson wrote it was painful and expensive, but he started to feel better about himself. The “Watchmen” star hopes that story will “inspire someone out there to share a secret they’ve been hiding, or show a scar that they’ve been afraid of anyone seeing”.
His followers encouraged him in comments sharing their own experiences and stories. “I’ve had 3 and have always admitted it! It helps people who have shame about their hair loss”, designer Marc Jacobs wrote and thanked the actor for sharing this.
