Like many others, Emmerdale's Matthew Wolfenden has resorted to desperate measures with his hair during lockdown.

The David Metcalfe actor has unveiled a brand new shaved head look, which he managed with a little help from his son, Buster, and wife, Charley Webb.

Taking to his Instagram Stories, Matthew posted a sped-up clip of him and the other two shaving his head with a beard trimmer.

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"Beard trimmer head shave! Not the best cut I've ever had. Thanks Buster," he wrote, while on the next clip he added: "With a little help from mum…".

Matthew later posted a completed picture of his new hair with some added facepaint courtesy of son Bowie... and joked about a lack of sleep thanks to baby Ace.

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"Hair by Buster... Face by Bowie... bags under my eyes by Ace... frown on my face by Charley!" he joked. "A family effort for my look today. #stayhome #stayhealthy #staysafe".

matthew wolfenden shows off shaved hair with face paint
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It comes a few weeks after Charley revealed she was cutting Matthew and their kids' hair with a bowl.

"You know things are boring when he lets you cut his hair around a bowl," she said. "We did a quiz night on Zoom last night and it turned into haircuts all round for the boys.

"P.S. I'm not recommending you try this at home."

Emmerdale currently airs Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7.30pm on ITV.


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