Losing your hair can be pretty devastating, and if it’s an experience that you know all too well, you’re not alone. Hair loss is more common than you think, and it doesn’t discriminate or target specific people—in fact, a 2007 study on female pattern hair lossonce estimated that around 55 percent of women will experience hair loss at some point in their lifetime.
Of course, why one loses their hair can’t always be narrowed down to just one cause, though stress, diet, and various forms of alopecia often top the list of culprits, as does postpartum hair loss and side effects from COVID-19. “Almost every woman eventually develops some degree of female pattern hair loss,” explains a recent report from Harvard Medical School. “It can start any time after the onset of puberty, but women tend to first notice it around menopause, when hair loss typically increases.”
Hair loss is so common that even some of the celebrities you know and love have experienced it, and thankfully for us, many of them have been very open about it. Stars like Khloé Kardashian, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Viola Davis have all spoken candidly about their struggles with hair loss, from how their thinning strands caught them by surprise to how it affected their overall confidence.
Ahead, see what 10 celebrities have said about their experiences with hair loss.
