I stumbled across something online today that said that Tina Turner actually suffers with alopecia universalis. I’m not sure if thats true or not, as many African American women wear wigs and hair weaves. Most often I think it is for style, but who knows this could be why I have never actually have seen a picture of her without her wig. She always looks so fabulous, the wigs just add to her beauty.
But after reading that I started wondering about the other famous women who are known to wear wigs all the time. Cher and Dolly Parton are the ones that come to mind instantly. Is it for fashion and style or is it because they are also losing or have lost their hair. I guess my personal thought is that they most likely have some form of hair loss, whether it is alopecia areata, or just plain old androgenetic alopecia. I could be wrong, I don’t have any evidence to support that, but why else would you spend your whole life wearing a wig?
When you lose your hair I think you often look around for others who are experiencing the same condition, you just don’t want to feel alone. Maybe thats why I think they too have hair loss, it could just be my minds weak attempt to cope better by trying to lump their situation into the same category as mine… diagnosis hair loss.
I found an interesting article that was published back in 2003 titled, “Dolly Parton Unwigged? Never!” In the article Dolly Parton says she would never step outside the house without the wig and makeup, she joked, “unless my husband is dying of a heart attack, and even then I would think about it.” Funny.
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September 12th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
Actually you would be shocked if I told you what celebrities wore hair pieces…Nearly all of them have some type of hair enhancement from wigs, pieces, extensions to total bonding systems, including eyebrows. Don’t feel lonely, I have suffered from hair loss for the past 10 years and recently got the courage to wear wigs. Its tough, especially when you are trying to date and they keep staring at your head, or knock it off when they are trying to lean in for that goodnight kiss. I guess what I do to cope is stop looking at my baldness in the mirror, eliminate all mirrors, and wear wigs and a little bit of makeup.
September 14th, 2007 at 10:10 am
Hi All,
great to find this site. Just wanted to tell you about some sites for great thyriod help. Yahoo groups has two, natural thyriod and adrenal and t3 and rt3 also try real thyriod.com. My hair loss is at the point that I’m seriously lokking into wigs.
Dev
September 14th, 2007 at 10:23 am
Hi Dev -
Welcome to the site! Thanks for pointing out those thyroid resources.
February 1st, 2008 at 10:56 pm
well if they are staring at your head, then what that means is that you are not wearing a realistic enough looking wig.
i have never been caught, everyone thinks i have naturally thick hair or extentions.
i am done stressing out about the hair loss i’m very beautiful and hair is just component of beauty.
i hope other women get the courage to do the same.