Alopecia: The condition at centre of Oscars’ slap

Alopecia affects both genders and hair loss is unpredictable (Photo: Courtesy)

“I was in the shower one day and had just handfuls of hair in my hands and I was just like, ‘Oh, my God, am I going bald?’” American actress Jada Pinkett Smith said during an intense Red Table Talk broadcast in 2018.

It was the first time she had publicly addressed her hair loss, recounting the emotional roller coaster that had been losing her once long, curly black hair, embracing the big changes and learning to accept herself through it all.