Chris Appleton: Coming Out to My Kids, Kim K's NEW Relationship & Celebrity Hair FAILS!
2/19/20261 hr 21 min
This week on Olivia’s House, we’re joined by world-renowned celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton, and this is one of the most honest, emotional and powerful conversations we’ve ever had.
Chris opens up about growing up in Leicester, feeling different, hiding his identity, and the painful journey of coming out to his long term partner Katie and their children. In a deeply moving moment, he speaks about hitting rock bottom.
From there, Chris reflects on healing, therapy and learning to put boundaries in place while navigating fame, pressure and public expectations.
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This episode contains discussions of suicide, suicidal thoughts, and mental health struggles. Please take care while listening. If these topics affect you or you need support, we encourage you to reach out to a mental health professional or someone that you trust I wet someone so bad once we had to put our knickers in the, [laughs] in the tumble dryer.
Olivia Attwood· Host0:19
[laughs] You have worked with and been... You are friends with some of the most famous women in the world- Yeah ... like Ariana Grande, Adele, Kim Kardashian.
Chris Appleton· Guest0:27
So I'm, like, stroking Christina Aguilera's head- [laughs] ... like a, like a cat. I was bullied at school for doing hair. Everyone said I was gay, which I didn't wanna be, 'cause it seemed like it was really bad, and everyone told me I was stupid, like, the teachers- Mm ... 'cause I was dyslexic. Finding who I truly was, I realized that I'd been so mean to myself my whole life.
Olivia Attwood· Host0:43
And how old were the kids when you sat them down and had that conversation?
Chris Appleton· Guest0:46
Just turned seven and nine.
Olivia Attwood· Host0:48
It's, it's tough.
Chris Appleton· Guest0:49
And that night I just honestly felt like it would be better for them to have a dad that was dead than a, a dad that was gay.
Olivia Attwood· Host0:57
Chris, I was gonna be really cheeky and ask you about Lewis Hamilton. Not that you would tell me.
Chris Appleton· Guest1:01
What do you wanna know?
Olivia Attwood· Host1:01
Are they dating?
Chris Appleton· Guest1:01
What the [beep].
Olivia Attwood· Host1:04
[gentle music] Hi, dolls. Welcome back to Olivia's House. Now, I am joined by the man behind some of the most iconic hair moments in the last decade. Um, but we're gonna talk about so much more than- [laughs] ... just hair. Everyone, it's Chris Appleton.
Chris Appleton· Guest1:26
[clapping] Yay.
Olivia Attwood· Host1:27
[cheering] Oh, Chris, I'm so excited