Melanie Sykes goes make-up free as she shares pictures of her shaven head after losing hair in alopecia battle

MELANIE Sykes has shared fresh snaps of her newly-shaven head as she posed make-up free after losing her hair. The broadcaster, 56, has been diagnosed with alopecia and recently told how she had been left “two thirds bald”. Melanie Sykes has gone make-up free and shared pictures of her shaven head after losing her hair in her alopecia battle Credit: Instagram/msmelaniesykes The 56-year-old posed side-profile in pictures uploaded to Instagram Credit: Instagram/msmelaniesykes In her latest images, uploaded to her Instagram grid with the caption “Unwritten Me,” Mel cocked her head to one side as she flashed a sassy look. She then captured a side-profile picture of her new look, as she wore a white top and accessorised with gold hoop earrings. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! In her upload, she added the hashtags self portrait, amuse, light and autoimmune. According to NHS Inform, alopecia is a “general term for hair loss”. She previously revealed she is ‘two-thirds bald’ Credit: Instagram Mel has been candid in documenting her health condition on social media Credit: Getty Throughout Mel’s alopecia battle she has been open and honest about the impact it has had on her. She previously explained how her autoimmune condition had progressed over time and had left her with noticeable bald patches across her head. Mel told how she was in “so much pain” after spending a long period of time unwell. The star said at the time: “I’ve got an autoimmune condition, I am losing my hair, I keep having crazy inflammation all over and I am working on healing. Most read in Showbiz “In the last three months, I’ve done a meditation teacher training course. “I was too ill to finish it, like the last two days of it I couldn’t do. “It’s meditation teacher training, I don’t necessarily want to teach, but I can do… “Mostly I’ve been living a very, very very spiritual existence. “I’m two-thirds bald, really. Every time I say I’m bald I laugh, I don’t know why… Thank god I can laugh.” Mel recently showcased her new wig as she continues to navigate her medical condition. She recently modelled for her first photoshoot since going public with her condition. Comment now