I wanted to be brave enough to rock a bald head

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2018. It was a blow that I wasn’t expecting. I had never been ill before.

 

I had surgery in September, and started my chemotherapy in November. I was worried about the hair loss - I didn’t want to look like an alien and had no idea what shape my head would be.

 

From the start, I wanted to be brave enough to rock a bald head. I’m an entertainer and singer and felt that I needed to have support from others.

 

My friend is a phenomenal face painter. I asked her if she could bling my head up for the first time I rocked my bald look at the Waterloo bar where I sing.

Then my two friends were getting married and said they would be proud if I walked down the aisle bald. It gave me another excuse to paint my head! I’ve also done an I love 80’s look, and have a colourful wig that I like to wear.

 

All of these looks give me more confidence. I don’t particularly like looking in the mirror when I’m just bald with no makeup. But when I transform myself, my confidence is immediately lifted.