‘Inattentive’ Susanna Reid fails to notice Al Murray, who is famously bald, has grown a full head of hair as comics reveal fans sent him ‘cure for balding’ while playing The Pub Landlord
Al Murray left the UK hosts of Good Morning in shock as he showed off his new look on Tuesday.
The comedian – best known for his role as Pub Landlord – shaved his hair for the role but sported a full head of hair and a full beard for his TV appearance.
Speaking to Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley about his new look, the 54-year-old comedian revealed he’d been bald for so long that fans often believed he wasn’t able to grow hair and gave him “a cure for baldness.” “ sent.
But while the look will have come as a shock to his followers, Susanna was left at a loss after admitting she hadn’t noticed the drastic transformation.
She stopped talking about the Spitting Image stage show and suddenly thought, “I thought there was something different about you and I thought it was because you hadn’t shaved, but of course you have hair!”
Transformed: ‘Inattentive’ Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley failed to notice that the famously bald Al Murray had a full head of hair when he appeared on Tuesday’s GMB
As Al started to laugh, Susanna sarcastically quipped, “I’m so observant.”
Richard admitted he hadn’t noticed the change either, admitting, ‘I was going to say, ‘Have you lost weight?’ or something!’
Al replied, “People are always like, ‘Have you lost weight?’ and I get things sent to me on Instagram asking, ‘Do you want a cure for balding?’ and things, but I don’t need.’
Richard then asked, “Do you ever feel like you’ve created a monster you can’t escape?” as Al said, “When I cut my hair, yes.”
Admitting he assumed the comic was balding, Richard exclaimed: “Oh, so you actually cut your hair off? You’re not bald?’
Susanna and Richard may not have noticed the change because Al debuted a head full of hair for the first time in 2020.
The outspoken comedian left viewers stunned, while hosts Susanna and Ben Shephard were shocked as they commented on his new look.
Susanna said, ‘I can’t believe it, last time I saw you your eyebrows were the only hair you had, what happened?’
Now and then: The comedian – famous for his role as Pub Landlord (right) – shaves his hair for the role but debuted for his TV appearance with a full head of hair and a beard
Al explained: “I have hair Susanna, I was supposed to go on tour so I had to cut my hair but then obviously that got canceled so I was just able to let it grow.”
He quipped, “I look like the bartender’s been locked up in the basement for a few months.”
The interview later descended into chaos when Ben was forced to reprimand Al after making a rude gesture live on the show.
Al was unfazed by the news that Tim Davie, the BBC’s new chief executive, is reportedly trying to combat a perceived “leftist bias” in the channel’s comedy edition.
He said: “The thing is, if people really want more right-wing comedy, they have to vote for a left-wing government, whether you agree with that or not, a comedian’s job is to wreak havoc and say the unspeakable. and also to throw Vs at the government.’
He then stuck two fingers into the camera to demonstrate his point, shocking the daytime hosts.
Hair he is: Discussing his new look, the 54-year-old comic revealed he’d been bald for so long that fans believed he wasn’t capable of growing hair and gave him “baldness cures.” “ would send.