Matt Lucas has been abused on social media for having alopecia.
Matt Lucas
The 47-year-old TV star - who co-hosts 'The Great British Bake Off' - has taken to Instagram to reveal an insulting message he received online about his hair loss.
Matt said: "I don't know the person who sent me this but it arrived unsolicited in my inbox this evening. It didn't remotely bother me on a personal level because it's just some bored, drunk kids trying to shock but I post it as an insight into some of the insanity that comes with the job. Happy Saturday!"
Matt also revealed the content of the abusive message.
The 'Little Britain' star shared: "He says he wants to put your bald cancerous head up his a*** and call you his little hobbit b****."
Matt started to lose his hair at the age of six, amid a delayed response to being knocked down by a car while on holiday in Portugal.
The comedian previously admitted that his hair loss "shaped" his childhood.
He wrote in 2017: "I woke up one morning to find several hairs on my pillow. The next day the same thing happened, only this time there were a lot more. By the end of that summer all my hair had fallen out."
Despite this, Matt thinks it's actually helped his career.
He said: "Would I have had my big break as a baby in Shooting Stars if I had had a full head of hair?
"My baldness has made me distinctive, yet also allowed me to transform myself. Stick a wig on and I’m someone else. Swap the wig and I’m now another person."
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