Strictly star Chris Appleton reveals hair makeover ahead of debut
The new series is just weeks away now...Strictly Come Dancing 2026 star Chris Appleton has undergone a hair makeover ahead of his show debut.
With the help of his longtime friend Kim Kardashian, Chris opted for a close-cropped buzz cut after the pair staged a playful role reversal.
Chris will appear on the BBC show this September after being confirmed for the 2026 Strictly Come Dancing line-up.
Strictly star Chris Appleton shaves his hair
Chris revealed the finished look in an Instagram video shared on August 11. Highlighting Kim’s confidence behind the clippers, he captioned the post: “Buzzed by Kim… confidence she had with those clippers.”
On August 12, Chris then bleached his hair and asked his followers whether they prefer brown or blond.
The pair have worked together since around 2016, with Chris responsible for several of Kim’s best-known hairstyles. They include the platinum blonde look she wore with her Marilyn Monroe-inspired outfit at the 2022 Met Gala, which reportedly took 14 hours to complete.
Chris has remained busy with other celebrity clients. Earlier that week, he unveiled a pastel pink hairstyle for Martha Stewart following her 85th birthday on August 3.
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In the haircut video, Kim used scissors on Chris’ shaggy platinum hair before buzzing it down. She held up a clump of hair during the transformation, while Chris showed the camera one of the newly shorn sections and joked that she had cut very close to his scalp.
Kim laughed as she worked and declared that she had done “a pretty good job”. However, she also admitted that the haircut had been “hard work”.
The makeover reversed their usual roles. In 2019, Kim revealed that she had called Chris for an emergency haircut while travelling, prompting him to borrow scissors from a gym and meet her at an apartment complex on Hollywood Boulevard.
What has Chris Appleton said about doing Strictly?
In a statement, Chris gushed about appearing on the new series of Strictly.
He said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Strictly Come Dancing and coming home to the UK for this incredible experience. I’ve always believed that the best things happen when you take a chance and try something new.
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“I may know my way around a salon floor, but the dance floor is a whole different story – and I can’t wait to get started.”
Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this September
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