Chelsea’s Ollie Locke has gone for the big chop for the most amazing cause. The reality TV star took to social media to reveal that he has had his trademark locks cut off to be made into a wig to be donated to a child who may be battling cancer.
In a video posted by Ollie on Monday, a hairdresser is seen cutting his famous lengthy tresses. Ollie, 35, then shows his followers how his cropped hair had been tied up into segments and put into a postage bag to be sent off to the Little Princess Trust charity, an organisation that provides free real hair wigs to children and young people, up to the age of 24, who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other conditions.
He captioned the post: ‘FINALLY. . THE BIG HAIR CUT! On the day after my 35th birthday I knew it was the perfect time It was time to cut off my hair to make into a wig for a little girl battling with cancer. ‘Nothing makes me happier than being able to donate my hair to the most wonderful Little Princess trust, which I did all those years ago too!‘ThNk you to my heavenly hairdresser @dylan.
official_hairstylist and thank you all for such lovely messages for my birthday, it was such a wonderful day!! Xx @officiallittleprincesstrust. ’Ollie was widely praised by his celebrity friends and followers for his actions, with Doctor Who star Pearl Mackie writing: ‘Oh you amazing man!
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