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To think that if Michael Fabricant doesn’t like people mentioning his wig he shouldn’t cos play as Boris Johnson

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ThePunnyPeachDuck · 11/04/2025 12:04

I am watching CBB and there seems to of been a falling out between Michael Fabricant and Patsy Palmer as she asked why he wears that daft wig.

I am not Grrr Tories but Fabricant cos playing as Boris Johnson will always bring attention to that thing on his head.

AIBU to think he brings it on himself ?

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idolikealiein · 11/04/2025 12:11

I've met michael fabricant several times. It's most definitely a wig and it looks ridiculous

FoxedByACat · 11/04/2025 12:12

It does look very obvious but it's still a tad impolite to mention it.

hopeishere · 11/04/2025 12:15

Does he say it is his real hair?

amusedbush · 11/04/2025 12:16

I don't think I've ever seen Michael Fabricant and not laughed at his wig.

If you're going to insist on wearing a wig that looks like roadkill, you're going to have to expect a few questions.

MakeYourOwnMusicStartYourOwnDance · 11/04/2025 12:18

YANBU 😂
I mean it's so obviously a wig people are going to have questions/ look at it.
You can't look at anything else, it looks like roadkill 😂
A more believable toupee if he doesn't want people to look at it.

GroovyChick87 · 11/04/2025 12:18

It looks like he got it in a fancy dress shop but she did come across quite rude when she said it. I don't think she meant it nastily but she has a very direct way of talking.

MakeYourOwnMusicStartYourOwnDance · 11/04/2025 12:18

amusedbush · 11/04/2025 12:16

I don't think I've ever seen Michael Fabricant and not laughed at his wig.

If you're going to insist on wearing a wig that looks like roadkill, you're going to have to expect a few questions.

OMG cross post lol

Leafy74 · 11/04/2025 12:19

It may or may not be wig but given that he's had treatment for cancer, passing comment on his hair is rather low.

Boredlass · 11/04/2025 12:20

Wow. How rude. I can only imagine if it were a man saying this about a woman’s wig. He’s had cancer, you know

PlanetOtter · 11/04/2025 12:44

It’s deff a wig, but he’s been sporting it since Boris was a little known journalist. It’s not a BoJo tribute.

Americano75 · 11/04/2025 12:56

I'm not a fan of the guy, but it's really rude to remark on people's appearance like that. I felt a bit sorry for him.

LuckysDadsHat · 11/04/2025 12:58

Those saying he had cancer and that's the reason for the wig, he wore the wig long before his cancer diagnosis. They are not connected.

Ladamesansmerci · 11/04/2025 13:00

OP this thread title entertained me immensely 😂

And yes, if you have such a wild hair style, you should expect people to have opinions.

But, you usually keep those opinions to yourself. It's rude to say them out loud! There's a difference between commenting to your partner about it Vs being outright rude to someone's face.

MidnightPatrol · 11/04/2025 13:01

I have also seen Michael Fabricant in the flesh too, and he was immediately identifiable across a crowded room because of his extremely obvious wig

MakeYourOwnMusicStartYourOwnDance · 11/04/2025 13:02

Boredlass · 11/04/2025 12:20

Wow. How rude. I can only imagine if it were a man saying this about a woman’s wig. He’s had cancer, you know

Didn't know he had cancer Flowers Sad

SparklyGlitterballs · 11/04/2025 13:02

There are so many good wigs and hair pieces available now, almost undetectable, so I wonder why he chose this particular one, which couldn't look more false and obvious if he put a dead cat on his head. Surely he must know, being inside the CBB house, that the question was going to be asked eventually.

AprilShowers25 · 11/04/2025 13:06

Really curious about this as well, it looms like he used to have natural blond hair so I wonder when he started wearing the wig. Could be that he has trichotillomania or something like that.

BobbyBiscuits · 11/04/2025 13:06

I don't know why he doesn't get a proper posh modern looking one. His isn't even made of human hair I don't think? It's like one of those wigs you see in carry on films from the early sixties?!
There must be loads of 'hair system' purveyors who'd queue up to give him a more reasonable looking barnet. He must secretly really think it looks elite. There isn't a better more convincing wig out there. He has to be deeply delusional?! 🤣🤣🤣

Westfacing · 11/04/2025 13:10

He's had that style of wig for years long before Bozzer was an MP and well known.

One would never normally comment on a man or woman wearing a bad wig but honestly it has always looked as though he's deliberately wearing the most awful one he can find - sort of seeking to draw attention to it.

He's surely had the money over the years to buy decent wigs, if he wants to cover up baldness, scarring, misshapen head or whatever.

MichaelFabricantsWig · 11/04/2025 13:11

:(

LazyArsedMagician · 11/04/2025 13:11

I live my life by the "don't mention what can't be fixed in less than five minutes" kind of thing.

I wouldn't comment on a wig anymore than I would comment on weight or bad teeth or whatever.

It might be a shit wig but it's the height of rudeness to comment.

igivein · 11/04/2025 13:15

It couldn't look more obvious if it had a chin strap - and surely that's the whole point.
Would any of us even know who Michael Fabricant was if it wasn't for his daft wig?

ZookeeperSE · 11/04/2025 13:15

hopeishere · 11/04/2025 12:15

Does he say it is his real hair?

No, he admits it's had help, and costs a fortune, but just says its not a wig. So could be a hair 'system' or whatever they call them. Pictures of him very young show a full head of bright blond hair, natural looking, so I imagine either as he got older (or other reasons, like illness) it thinned or something and he enhances it.
And it is rude to point it out if he didn't raise it first. But she is a particularly rude person.

Fizbosshoes · 11/04/2025 13:19

The first time I saw a photo of him I thought he was playing a character Blush

ChompandaGrazia · 11/04/2025 13:24

His hair has always been like that though.