ITV Love Island beauty underwent secret hair transplant after 'sitting in tears with chunks of hair in my hands'

Love Island beauty Rosie Williams says she didn't recognise herself anymore before opting for a hair transplant. Rosie, 30, a former Manchester-based solicitor, made the decision to have the procedure following years of deteriorating hair health caused by high levels of personal stress.

Rosie experienced hair thinning and even complete bald patches, which were significantly affecting the TV star’s mental health. She opted for celebrity hair transplant surgeon Dr Matee Rajput, to carry out the procedure at his Manchester clinic, having previously performed hair transplants for a number of former Love Island stars including winners Jack Fincham and Max Morley, Keiran Nicholls, Dom Lever and Alex Beattie.

Rosie, who starred in the 2018 series of the hit ITV2 dating show, underwent the procedure 22 months ago, but only now after seeing the results has she felt confident enough to share the news publicly. Speaking at the time of her procedure she said: "Unfortunately, over the last couple of years my overall hair health has continued to deteriorate. I can only put it down to the amount of stress I’ve been under for personal reasons.

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"My hair has continued to thin and I’m experiencing bald patches, the overall hairline has completely changed shape and I don’t even recognise myself anymore. What upsets me the most is that every time I wash my hair, I end up sitting on the floor in tears with chunks of wet hair in my hands that have come out of my scalp and I have no idea why."

She added: !"Hair loss isn’t something I would wish on anybody, It’s completely impacted my overall