Former television presenter Melanie Sykes has spent the past year documenting her alopecia journey with honesty, using Instagram to share both the physical and emotional realities of living with the autoimmune condition.
Since revealing her diagnosis in 2025, the 55-year-old has spoken openly about hair loss, stress, PTSD and what she describes as 'post-traumatic growth.' Here are seven moments that trace how Sykes has embraced the condition on her own terms.
