I spent £40,000 on 13 hair transplants because I wanted to look like TV heartthrob – don’t make the same mistake I did
Natalie, who he met aged 26 while travelling in New Zealand, had known from the beginning of their relationship and fully supported him.
“She’s a real rock,” he says. “Other people were stunned. When I pulled my hat off they’d look astonished as I now had a full head of hair and they would say things like, ‘I didn’t recognise you’.
“In 2020 I had a procedure which left me happy. It was carried out at London’s Harley Street Hair Clinic, where footballer Wayne Rooney had his treatments, and now I can finally say I look like The Hoff again.”
But Spencer still works hard to minimise the chances of losing his hair again, and takes a daily 1mg dose of Finasteride, a hair-loss-prevention drug.
“I also use a medicated shampoo called GroMD,” he says.
“Hair loss can be prevented. If I’d only known that all those years ago maybe I wouldn’t have had to endure this.
“Even so, neither me nor Natalie regret the money spent. It was worth it.”
Spencer, who is a professional hair-loss consultant, is a huge advocate for men being aware of what help is out there.
He says: “Too many men jump into transplants as a first resort and they don’t need to.”
He also wants men to know it is OK to feel traumatised about hair loss and that it doesn’t mean they are vain.
He says: “You don’t need to suffer in silence. Hair loss in men is linked to mental health problems. With social media, it’s even worse – you see people showing off their hair and beards and others who aren’t so lucky rushing to Turkey to get transplants.”
One of Spencer’s passions is exposing dodgy clinics that advertise cheap deals — something he says is rife on social media.
“I’m here, a beacon of light, in a treacherous industry,” he says.
“It’s like the Wild, Wild West out there.
“Instagram adverts saying, ‘Get this done’, can be dangerous. You need to research clinics properly. Hair transplant surgery is major surgery.
“When people are thinking about getting a heart transplant, they don’t look on Instagram.”
- Spencer has written free e-book The Hair Raising Truth about hair loss, hair transplants and his own experiences.