Celebs Go Dating’s Olivia Bentley candidly talks about losing her hair at 16

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Celebs Go Dating’s Olivia Bentley emotionally reveals she thought she would never date anyone after losing her hair at 16

By Milly Vincent For Mailonline

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Made In Chelsea star Olivia Bentley has emotionally revealed that she thought she would never date anyone after losing her hair at 16.

The Celebs Go Dating star, 24, has spoken about alopecia in a bid to raise awareness of the condition in a new candid interview.

Olivia emotionally admitted that when she was first diagnosed she thought she was ‘ugly’ but has now used humour as a coping mechanism.

Confident: Made In Chelsea star Olivia Bentley has emotionally revealed that she thought she would never date anyone after losing her hair at 16 (pictured earlier this week)

Confident: Made In Chelsea star Olivia Bentley has emotionally revealed that she thought she would never date anyone after losing her hair at 16 (pictured earlier this week) 

Talking to The Sun, she said: ‘When I first got alopecia, it stressed me out beyond belief. I thought, no one is going to want to date me, I’m so ugly, I’m so un-girly. 

‘For a long time I felt ugly because I didn’t have the thick long hair that everyone else had.’

Olivia, who wears a wig on Celebs Go Dating, went on to talk about her experience on the E4 show and added that she wears sunglasses on the top of her head to stop it ‘f***ing flying off’.

Candid: The Celebs Go Dating star, 24, has spoken about alopecia in a bid to raise awareness of the condition in a new candid interview

Candid: The Celebs Go Dating star, 24, has spoken about alopecia in a bid to raise awareness of the condition in a new candid interview 

Dating: Olivia, who wears a wig on Celebs Go Dating, went on to talk about her experience on the E4 show and added that she wears sunglasses on the top of her head to stop it 'f***ing flying off'

Dating: Olivia, who wears a wig on Celebs Go Dating, went on to talk about her experience on the E4 show and added that she wears sunglasses on the top of her head to stop it ‘f***ing flying off’

She said: ‘When the wind blows and there’s no hair on the back of my head I always think what the hell do people think is going on.’  

The star revealed that she always tells a love interest before kissing them and that she removes her wig at night if she’s seeing someone, adding that her suitors are always so ‘unfazed’.  

It comes after Olivia caught the fancies of two suitors who arm wrestled for her attention on a recent episode of Celebs Go Dating. 

On a date with roofer Dom, the star put aside her usual jokey demeanour and was upfront about her wig, adding that she wanted to use her platform to raise awareness for her condition.

Romance? Earlier this week, the reality star and her Celebs Go Dating pal Joshua Ritchie, 25, were seen arriving at the Park Lane Hilton in London, following the TRIC Awards  (pictured with Dean Gaffney, right)

Romance? Earlier this week, the reality star and her Celebs Go Dating pal Joshua Ritchie, 25, were seen arriving at the Park Lane Hilton in London, following the TRIC Awards  (pictured with Dean Gaffney, right)

Later in the series the star shared a sneaky snog with former Oxford University student Alex who she called her ‘perfect man’. 

On Thursday Olivia sent temperatures soaring as she shared a racy topless snap on Instagram. 

She left little to the imagination as she posed in nothing but a neon orange lace thong for the steamy bathtub post.

Earlier this week, the reality star and her Celebs Go Dating pal Joshua Ritchie, 25, were seen arriving at the Park Lane Hilton in London, following the TRIC Awards.  

Sizzling: On Thursday Olivia sent temperatures soaring as she shared a racy topless snap on Instagram

Sizzling: On Thursday Olivia sent temperatures soaring as she shared a racy topless snap on Instagram

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF HAIR LOSS? 

It is perfectly normal for people to lose small amounts of hair as it replenishes itself and, on average, people can shed between 50 and 100 hairs per day.

However, if people start to lose entire patches of hair or large amounts of it it can be more distressing and potentially a sign of something serious.

Pattern baldness is a common cause of hair loss as people grow older. At least half of men over the age of 50 will lose some of their hair just through the ageing process, according to the British Association of Dermatologists.

Women may lose their hair as they grow older, too.

Other, more concerning causes of hair loss include stress, cancer treatment such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy, weight loss or an iron deficiency.

Most hair loss is temporary, however, and can be expected to grow back. 

Specific medical conditions which cause the hair to fall out include alopecia, a disorder of the immune system; an underactive or overactive thyroid; the skin condition lichen planus or Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer. 

People should visit their doctor if their hair starts to fall out in lumps, falls out suddenly, if their scalp itches or burns, and if hair loss is causing them severe stress.