{"id":660407,"date":"2026-06-27T02:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T02:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/660407\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T02:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T02:40:11","slug":"melanie-sykes-reveals-hair-loss-amid-alopecia-battle-as-tv-star-claims-im-two-thirds-bald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/660407\/","title":{"rendered":"Melanie Sykes reveals hair loss amid alopecia battle as TV star claims ‘I’m two-thirds bald’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Melanie Sykes has shared a frank update with her followers, displaying the significant hair loss she has experienced due to alopecia.<\/p>\n

The 55-year-old posted a video on Instagram on Friday, turning her head to show the extent of thinning on both sides.<\/p>\n

The former Des and Mel star captioned the post simply “#Liberty”.<\/p>\n

Ms Sykes has previously disclosed that approximately two-thirds of her hair has now gone as a result of her autoimmune condition.<\/p>\n

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Melanie Sykes has documented her alopecia journey with fans on social media<\/p>\n

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Having lost hair rapidly over the past eighteen months, she has begun wearing wigs after previously relying on headscarves to cover the affected areas.<\/p>\n

Beyond alopecia, the presenter has been contending with multiple health challenges in recent years.<\/p>\n

She suffers from a heart condition that triggers palpitations, alongside persistent inflammation affecting her entire body.<\/p>\n

In December 2025, Ms Sykes told her followers: “I’ve got an autoimmune condition, I am losing my hair.<\/p>\n

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The TV star has begun wearing wigs after experiencing rapid hair loss over the past 18 months<\/p>\n

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“I keep having crazy inflammation all over and I am working on healing.”<\/p>\n

She revealed that much of last year was spent unwell, describing herself as being “in so much pain”.<\/p>\n

The star also attempted a meditation teacher training course but was forced to miss the final two days due to illness.<\/p>\n

During a previous update, Ms Sykes expressed her excitement about transitioning to wigs after visiting a specialist shop.<\/p>\n

“I cannot believe it’s been two weeks since I sat in this chair and tried out some wigs,” she wrote, adding: “I can’t tell you how excited I am to receive it.”<\/p>\n

She acknowledged that even after eighteen months of hair loss, the experience remains unsettling: “My hair has been coming out really quickly in the last few weeks and even at this stage it can feel alarming.”<\/p>\n

Despite the difficulties, Ms Sykes has maintained a sense of humour about her situation.<\/p>\n

“Every time I say I’m bald, I laugh, I don’t know why. Thank god I can laugh,” she said.<\/p>\n

Ms Sykes rose to prominence alongside Les Dennis on the ITV programme Des and Mel, and later co-hosted Let’s Do Lunch with Gino and Mel from 2011 to 2014.<\/p>\n

She stepped back from mainstream television in 2021 but has continued to engage with her audience through social media, regularly sharing updates about her wellbeing.<\/p>\n

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The television personality has continued to share updates on her health journey with followers<\/p>\n

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Her openness about living with alopecia has drawn praise from supporters, who have commended her bravery and honesty in discussing the condition publicly.<\/p>\n

The presenter has described her current lifestyle as “a very, very, very spiritual existence” as she focuses on her recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Melanie Sykes has shared a frank update with her followers, displaying the significant hair loss she has experienced…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":660408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[830,96,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-660407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-celebrity","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/660408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}