Alan Fletcher: 'Sudden hair loss is really troubling' Uncommon causes and how to treat it

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hair loss, affected the 65-year-old suddenly beginning with "patchy hair loss" before the star decided to shave off not only his beard but his head hair too.

Due to the drastic change in his appearance, producers of Neighbours had to quickly come up with a storyline for Dr Kennedy, blaming his hair loss on a "dodgy hair product".

Addressing his bald look to some concerned viewers who reached out to the star asking if he was in good health, Fletcher reassured viewers that he finds his new look "fun" and overall is "fit and well". "Lots of fans have expressed a little concern about my health and there have been media enquiries as well," he began in a video posted on Twitter. "I just want to put something to rest.

I am absolutely fine, I'm fit and well and working on Neighbours and having a great time. "But, I can report to you, I do have a disorder called alopecia areata. "DON'T MISS: Micky Dolenz health: 'I'd have taken better care of myself' Star on his health woes age 77Going on to explain how he approached producers asking them to come up with a storyline to address his hair loss, Fletcher continued to say: "It was starting to get a bit weird. "Karl was wearing caps all the time, so I went to the producers and literally said, 'I need to have a little scene, just something wedged in that explains what's going on. '"With fans of Neighbours reassured that Fletcher had made peace with his condition, the actor went on to say that not everyone in the same position as him is so lucky.