Bill Bailey became 'emotional' when he decided to get rid of his ponytail
Bill Bailey became "emotional" when he decided to get rid of his ponytail but joked that the barber didn't really feel the same way.
Bill Bailey became "emotional" when he decided to get rid of his ponytail.
The 60-year-old comedian decided after several decades that last summer was the right time to get rid of his long hair just in time for his milestone birthday and recalled telling the barber it was such a "big day" for him but it was all over so quickly.
He told The Daily Mirror newspaper: "I’d had it since my twenties, but last year it felt like it was time for it to go.
“So, it was out with Gandalf and in with a more sophisticated look, in time for his sixtieth. Although this meant more hairy moments for Bill. I went to the barber down the road from my house.,"
"I told him it was a big day for me and how emotional I felt losing something that had been my identity for so long
"He listened to me and then went, ‘Yeah, whatever,’ and he’d shaved it off—in seconds!"
The former 'Strictly Come Dancing' contestant was then asked how he felt about the social media reaction, in particular, when 'Vicat of Dibley' legend Dawn French responded with a comment that read "Phwoaarr!"
Bill said: "I was quite taken aback by that but flattered, yeah. My hair was just one of the things that grew and I never really thought about cutting!"
The 'Have I Got News For You' star admitted that his hairdo was never something he had paid much attention to but decided to keep it when fans of his comedy started to take a shine to it, and compared him to the famous 'Lord of the Rings' character.
He said: "I wasn’t bothered about it and then, doing stand up, people latched on to it. ‘He looks like a wizard,’ ‘he looks like Gandalf!’ So I kept it!"
