Melanie Sykes 'two-thirds bald' as she reveals illness
Melanie Sykes has been "ill all year" in a candid video shared to her Instagram account on Sunday (29.11.25).
Melanie Sykes is "two-thirds bald" after she lost her hair due to an illness.
The 55-year-old TV presenter is "in so much pain" and has been "ill all year" with her "autoimmune condition".
Speaking in a candid video that was uploaded to her Instagram account on Sunday (29.11.25), Melanie shared: "I am not well, as you know. I've been ill all year. I've got an autoimmune condition, I am losing my hair, I keep having crazy inflammation all over, and I am working on healing.
"In the last three months, I’ve done a meditation teacher training course.
"I was too ill to finish it, the last two days of it, I couldn’t do."
The Today with Des and Mel star - who donned a marron-coloured hat in the video - said she had "mostly been living a very, very spiritual existence", as she outlined the benefits of meditation to her followers.
Melanie has been "logging it and filming it, and writing about it" for her YouTube channel.
And amid her health battle, she has been "busy studying, and it's been such a wonderful time for me".
Towards the end of the clip, Melanie said she is "in so much pain" because her "lips and my eyes are just so bad".
The I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! 2024 campmate - who finished in third place on the ITV jungle survival show - then rearranged her hat, and revealed she is "two-thirds bald".
Melanie added: "Every time I say I'm bald, I laugh, I don't know why. Thank God I can laugh, always laugh."
And the Alan and Mel star ended the emotional video by encouraging her followers to start meditating because it brings so much happiness into Mel's life.
She said: "I love you all so much, I care about you all so much ...
"But I just want to say good morning, it's still morning, just, I love you, and I want to share my thoughts as always, and my spiritual knowledge, and just get you guys to start meditating because it really is the key to joy."
