Drake Says His Hair "Grew in Weird" After COVID-Related Hair Loss

Published on Aug 18, 2021 at 1:30 PM

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 23: Drake, winner of the Artist of the Decade Award, poses backstage for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, broadcast on May 23, 2021 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for dcp)

Drake is getting real about his experience with COVID-19 and subsequent hair loss. On Tuesday, a fan account on Instagram shared photos of the singer poking fun at the heart design on his hairline, comparing an older photo of the full heart with a more recent one showing just the top half of the shape. "That heart is stressed 💀😭," @drizzy_drake_vids captioned the post.

To everyone's surprise, Drake jumped in the comments to defend his hairline, revealing he previously had COVID and was dealing with hair loss as a result — a common residual effect of the virus that's due to a condition called telogen effluvium. "I had Covid that sh*t grew in weird I had to start again 😂," he wrote. "It's coming back don't diss." Don't worry, Drake — you're still looking handsome, half heart and all.

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