You Actually Won’t Believe What Cheyenne Jackson Did On Instagram

I famously graduated with a bachelor's degree in Clickbait from Fake Two Week Journalism School In A Former Circuit City, so hopefully I was able to get most of you to click on this post. Or else those two installments of $40 were for nothing. We got some news to get to. Some big news: A celebrity who underwent a cosmetic procedure has admitted to undergoing a cosmetic procedure. Your mind right now:

I swear I'm not being sarcastic. This just isn't done! Super sexy openly gay star Cheyenne Jackson took to Instagram to share a picture of his hair transplant scar, along with a lengthy comment letting us know that he had five procedures starting at the age of twenty-two - when he first noticed his thinning hair. The forty-four-year-old Jackson opens up about his insecurities and conflicting feelings about fueling unrealistic beauty standards while keeping his operations on the down-low:

It was really emotional for me to watch it fall out & I felt less attractive & truly less like myself as the days went on, so I saved up and got my first surgery at 28.

Why did I care so much? What does that say about me? Being a vain actor in an industry that rewards beauty, I vowed to keep this my secret forever. I feel SO stupid saying that but it’s my truth.

This might genuinely come as a shock to some people, but the majority of men in Hollywood over forty with the hairlines of 14-year-old TikTok stars have had work done. It's the exception - not the rule - that a man's hairline remains unaltered as the rest of his body changes over time.

 

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I’ve been DREADING this day for 17 years. The day when my horrible secret would be revealed. No, this gnarly scar across my head isn’t from life-saving brain surgery, nor did I narrowly survive a shark attack. It’s worse. (At least in Hollywood...) I had hair transplant surgery. 5 of them, to be exact over 14 years. My inner monologue is “Really Cheyenne? With everything that’s going on in the world, you’re CONFESSING that you had hair surgery? Get over yourself.” I get it, but I’m admitting this really, to RELEASE how much shame & anxiety I’ve had about people finding out for years. I started losing my hair around 22. My older brother was balding too, but was way braver & cooler & just shaved his off. It was really emotional for me to watch it fall out & I felt less attractive & truly less like myself as the days went on, so I saved up and got my first surgery at 28. I hid it from everyone. It was painful & expensive but I started to feel better about myself. Over the years as my hair kept thinning, I kept secretly getting more procedures & would just pray that no one would find out. Why? Why did I care so much? What does that say about me? Being a vain actor in an industry that rewards beauty, I vowed to keep this my secret forever. I feel SO stupid saying that but it’s my truth. As if someone finding out would somehow negate my talent, or make me less viable or valuable in the world. At the beginning of every job, I’d secretly gather the hair & makeup people, dramatically close the door of the trailer, & make a big deal about REVEALING my devastating truth. Every. Single. Time. they basically said “ummm...yeah...so?” NO ONE CARED BUT ME! I’m sharing because maybe this will inspire someone out there to share a secret they’ve been hiding, or show a scar that they’ve been afraid of anyone seeing. Let it go. What I’ve learned during this pandemic is that shit like this just doesn’t matter. I’m trying to teach my kids to accept themselves & to be proud of who they are, & to put value on things that are IMPORTANT & REAL so as their father, the example should start with me. This is that. I’ll go first. #ShowYourScars

A post shared by ᴄʜᴇʏᴇɴɴᴇ ᴊᴀᴄᴋsᴏɴ (@mrcheyennejackson) on May 23, 2020 at 3:30pm PDT

But I think Cheyenne is getting at something even bigger than hair plugs. If something that big even exists. He's blowing the whole damn lid off of unrealistic beauty standards in Hollywood. I genuinely, from the bottom of my heart, don't care about much in this world, but it does kinda piss me off when celebs who refuse to admit to getting work done champion body acceptance.

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A post shared by Facial Aesthetics🇬🇧 (@healthmedline) on May 27, 2020 at 1:26pm PDT

Cosmetic work is understandably a huge part of an industry that focuses on looks, yet it's not talked about, leaving a gap between reality (most celebs get work done) vs. perceived reality (dey woke up like dis) that can't be great for the self-esteem of the average Joe.

Some people are criticizing Cheyenne's heartfelt admission as frivolous when contrasted with the dire state of the world right now, but sitting on a secret can really fuck a person up emotionally, and I'm sure this was more difficult for Cheyenne than many of us can imagine. Cheyenne looks great with hair, I'm sure he'd look great without it, but I think we can all agree that he looks best....... NEKKED.

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