Love Island star Kaz Crossley bravely opened up about her struggles with alopecia after struggling with a "difficult time" in recent months.
The reality star, who was recently held in a prison in the UAE on suspicion of drug offences, took to her Instagram to share pictures of the bald spot on the front of her head that was a result of her recent stress.
"Hey guys! After I took this pic last night I had a good cry. Sometimes you will have days where you don’t feel strong, and that’s okay - it’s so important to let it out!" she told fans.
"I think the mixture of realising I’m losing more hair, mixed with the fact I will be heading back to the uk (real life) hit me hard."
Kaz, 28, continued: "Anyone going through the same right now I reaaaally feel you! The insecurity of people noticing it and the need to hide it, the worry if it’ll get worse and the constant reminder of such a difficult time every time I look in the mirror.
"Trust me I feel anyone else dealing with this and we will get through it together!" she told followers.
"Don’t let these thoughts take over for too long. We are too blessed to be stressed let it out and keep going. You’ve got this."
Fans and friends took to the comment section to share their words of encouragement as well as advice.
"Still the most beautiful," Love Island pal Elle Brown said while Marvin Brooks posted: "Love that you’re sharing this Kaz."
Sharing their experience, one fan wrote: "I currently have three active patches! Thank you for sharing."
Earlier this month, she asked fans for advice on hair loss after the "recent stress" in her life left her with a bald patch.
The star was detained at Abu Dhabi airport while transferring to a flight to Thailand where she was going to carry out voluntary work.
The arrest came a few years after she was filmed appearing to snort lines of white powder in Dubai.
Following this, Kaz told her fans that her hair is thinner as she shared a photo of the bald patch.
Alongside the candid post, Kaz wrote: "I'm trying to cover it by changing my parting or wearing one of my @kazbands (of course) but when I tie my hair up it's still so noticeable.
"In all honesty I'm pretty sure it's getting worse. I'm not usually one to care too much about what I look like but it's starting to affect my confidence. If anyone has gone through something similar I'd really appreciate your advice or any products/treatments you'd recommend.
"Feel free to comment below, you'd really be helping me out and hopefully others reading this too. P.S who knew that you can wear your Kazband inside out to get rid of the bow? Not me!"
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