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Gail Porter
Gail Porter is in Closer this week talking about her "new" body and how her toyboy loves seeing her in her underwear. Her hair is growing back as well.
Often had mixed opinions of her - she seemed OK in interviews but came across as a bit of an attention seeker at times. I know she had her problems. Anyone beg to differ?
Often had mixed opinions of her - she seemed OK in interviews but came across as a bit of an attention seeker at times. I know she had her problems. Anyone beg to differ?
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Having problems doesn't stop her being another desperate attention-seeking famehoor with nothing or any merit to back it up.
Sweet lady, let her be showing off, she deserves it like anyone else in those situations.
I'd like to see her in her underwear !
In the years before she became something of a unofficial spokesperson for emotional health issues she was arguably best known for getting her kit off and having her naked derriere projected onto the Houses Of Parliament.
That's a bit strong...
I also don't understand why she is now bleaching the hair that has grown back - cannot be any good for it and it must be very fragile anyway.
Presumably it has hair on it?
As someone who has had alopecia for 20 years the answer is not necessarily. I have had total hair loss from every part of my body, which only happens in a small % of cases. If my hair has grown back and fallen out again it has varried where it chooses to. It varies from individual to individual.
It seems she has made a career out of her having no hair, so maybe when her hair grew back the attention wasn't there for her from the media? that sounds awful but it seems true because it was always oh poor Gail she has alopecia and is so brave and so on
she also dyed her hair the minute it grew back which was insane
I don;t see what the problem with her sharing photos on her twitter feed. Those people follow her are interested in what's happening with her hair.
Yes, it must be incredibly disheartening for her. Some people are fortunate enough for their hair to fully grow back, but alopecia can be a recurrent condition.
I also thought that dyeing her hair all the colours of the rainbow was nuts considering her hair follicles would most likely be weak and fragile. Still, that was her decision.
I've always thought she was a bit bonkers. Certainly, the alopecia problem moved her career onto a different path when - well, she didn't have much of a career happening at the time.
She did a documentary when she first had the condition and tried to wear wigs in that but she found them really uncomfortable, so gave up
Why should she??? She was comfortable with her bald head and inspired many people with the condition who do hide it under a wig and bury it as a deep dark secret that actually, no one really gives a rats behind whether you've got hair or not....I mean it's only hair!!!!!! I haven't had any for 15 years and you know what, I don't give a flying cahoona - mainly because of Gail Porter. Anyone that can do that for someone else is a bit of a hero in my book!!! I wear a wig for work due to 'business etiquette' but other than that, no chance!!!!!!!
I'm glad she showed all those pictures, and I'm absolutely GUTTED for her that her hair is falling out again. As for me, it's unlikely my hair will ever return. I have had puva treatment (which gave me more burns than I care to remember), I have tried lotions and potions, all to no avail, and my consultant tells me that once it's been gone for more than 10 years you're chances of getting it back are slim to none!! Ah well....I save a fortune on hairdressers and waxing, and NEVER have to shave my legs!! RESULT!!!
What a great, positive post! :cool: And I completely agree that it's Gail's right (and anyone else in the same position as her, for whatever reason) to treat their hair loss in whatever way best suits them, and not anyone else. And if it helps anyone else, then bonus. The idea that she should hide or disguise it is ridiculous and says more about those suggesting it as an option than it ever could about Gail.
I think it's good she raised so much awareness too, but she's done that, and I think that if it upsets her to have no hair, there's no shame in wearing a wig either. I was trying to point out that she could make it fun, and maybe she could make it more acceptable for people to wear wigs if they want to. People who do have hair sometimes wear a wig for a change of colour or style, but it does still have a bit of a taboo attached to it.
Did you read the Daily Mail article about the woman who grew a full head of hair back by changing her diet? Cockles & foods high in iron. I think, she's devised a diet for it. Might not work for anyone else but worth a read.