Celebrity Hair Transplants Confirmed, Reported & Rumoured

Eleven celebrities on this page have confirmed a hair transplant in their own words: Wayne Rooney, Rob Holding, Landon Donovan, John Cena, Jorge Masvidal, Chris Bumstead, Tyray Mollett, Joel McHale, Akon, Theo Von and Joe Rogan. Three more, Mohamed Salah, Danny Ings and Andy Murray, have been reported by the media without confirming it themselves.

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Wayne Rooney confirmed one hair transplant himself, in a 2011 tweet, and that first procedure rebuilt his hairline. He was later widely reported to have had a second procedure around 2013 for thinning on the crown, but that second one comes from reports, not from Rooney.

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Elon Musk has never confirmed a hair transplant or said what he used, so any answer is a reading of photos rather than a fact. Pictures from the early 1990s show clear frontal thinning, and a faint linear scar seen in some later short haircuts is why many observers suspect an early FUT strip procedure followed by FUE touch ups.

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There is no public confirmation that Bradley Cooper had a hair transplant, and nothing in the evidence we reviewed proves it. Most of the speculation focuses on a hairline change around 2008 and 2009, which is why his case sits with the rumours.

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David Beckham has never confirmed or denied a hair transplant, and when thicker hair renewed the speculation in December 2018, his spokesperson called the matter private. Photos from 2018 show thinning on top and receding temples, while his fuller style in 2026 keeps the question alive, so any procedure is a reading of photos rather than a confirmed fact.

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