Neighbors‘ star Alan Fletcher, aka Dr Karl Kennedy, has revealed his new take care of sharing that he had the hair loss condition alopecia.
Showing on Thursday’s The Morning Show, Fletcher appeared dramatically completely different from a 2022 video through which he took off his cap to disclose a bald head.
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Chatting with Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies about Neighbors’ return to screens, Fletcher donned a khaki hat and sported a mustache and salt-and-pepper stubble.
Midway via the chat, he eliminated the hat to indicate that his hair was regrowing on the highest of his head, too.
“I misplaced each single hair on my face and head, because the final episode of Neighbors confirmed,” he defined.
“I even misplaced my eyebrows and eyelashes, which was fairly freaky, I’ve to say.
“Being an older bloke, I handled it. However a number of youthful individuals undergo very badly in the event that they get this sort of alopecia, which is alopecia areata.
“They are often terribly hounded for it by their friends.
“However mercifully, with some very revolutionary therapies, which assist to suppress the immune system, my hair is coming again.”
Displaying off the regrowth, Fletcher added: “I am not doing too unhealthy as of late!”
“You look nice!” Emdur mentioned.
“Thanks, it has been very encouraging, but it surely’s been a year-long course of,” Fletcher mentioned.
“It was February final yr that I began to lose all my hair and I misplaced it fairly shortly.
“So, for anybody on the market that is obtained alopecia, my coronary heart goes out to you as a result of I understand how distressing it may be.
“However there are therapies out there and there is an increasing number of analysis being executed, so hopefully sooner or later they will have the ability to remedy it.”
Fletcher additionally spoke in regards to the resurrection of Neighbors after it was introduced the present had been axed.
Streaming service Amazon Freevee stepped in to declare it was resurrecting the present, a lot to followers’ delight.
Fletcher mentioned long-term forged members Stefan Dennis, Ryan Moloney, himself and Jackie Woodburne, who performs his spouse Susan, would all be returning for the rebooted present.
Whereas most individuals know Fletcher from Neighbours, he’s additionally a musician, with a brand new nation album out known as The Level.
Fletcher mentioned his spouse of 32 years, Jennifer, had just lately retired from her job in breakfast radio to hitch him on the highway as a keyboardist as he excursions the album.
“This new foray into music that we’re doing collectively means we’ll be collectively on a regular basis,” he mentioned.
“We have got a tour to the UK arising for 2 weeks enjoying there, we had been in Tamworth collectively this yr, so it is completely golden for our relationship for us to have the ability to do that collectively.”
Whereas there, Fletcher may even do a “Neighbours’ celebration tour”, which, he admits, was initially going to be a “farewell tour” – till the present obtained its second lease on life.
Fletcher mentioned he could not reveal an excessive amount of in regards to the new Neighbors but, just because he did not know.
“To be trustworthy with you, I have been dashing round, so busy myself, I truly have not had any probability to meet up with the Neighbors’ producers to search out out something extra,” he mentioned.
“However I’ve to say, additionally, issues are very prime secret by way of what the brand new Neighbors shall be.”
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