On Monday night in Coronation Street (Monday April 24, 2023), Simon Gregson character Steve McDonald had changed his appearance slightly.
Fans were quick to question why Steve was wearing a hat, wondering if he may have had a hair transplant.
Yesterday (Thursday April 27, 2023) Steve McDonald actor Simon Gregson turned to Instagram to address these rumours.
Fans thought that Simon had undergone a hair transplant
On Monday night’s Coronation Street, as Amy Barlow attended Nina’s birthday party, Steve could be seen wearing a hat throughout all of his scenes.
This left fans baffled as Steve didn’t take the hat off once throughout the entire episode. Noting that Steve doesn’t usually wear a hat, many fans wondered why his style had suddenly changed.
One fan tweeted: “When you come on Twitter to see why Steve in Corrie is wearing a baseball cap and find everyone asking the same. So it’s either a bad hair cut, a hair transplant or a mid-life crisis.”
Another Coronation Street viewer asked: “I wonder how much that hair transplant is costing Steve McDonald?”
A third person joked: “Everyone asking why’s Steve wearing the cap. Clearly Aadi had a little practice before doodling on Aaron.”
Fans started thinking of reasons for the hat, with some wondering if Simon Gregson had undergone a hair transplant.
Coronation Street: Simon Gregson responds to rumours
Today, Simon took to Instagram to address these hair transplant rumours whilst posting a selfie of himself wearing a white cap and hoodie.
Simon could be seen standing in a field whilst facing the camera, showing off his hat just like Steve had been doing in Corrie.
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Simon captioned the picture: “To those who think I’ve had a hair transplant coz I’m in a hat I’m also in a hoodie with no boob job. People are strange.”
Friends and fans replied to the message with co-star Alan Halsall (Tyrone) joking: “What’s wrong with a hair transplant ?? Asking for a friend…” Alan has been open about his own hair transplant journey.
So, now fans know for sure that Simon hasn’t had a hair transplant. In fact, this was proved to be the case last night when Steve’s natural hair was back on show (Wednesday April 26, 2023).
Coronation Street: So, why was Steve wearing a hat?
So, now that Simon’s confirmed that he has indeed not had a hair transplant, why did Steve randomly choose to wear a hat?
One fan replied to Simon’s post and suggested: “Obviously a continuity issue maybe reshot a scene and you had your hair cut??”
Could Steve’s hat be down to a continuity error? Or, perhaps it was to cover up a new hair cut? Or, maybe he just wanted to wear a hat? The mystery continues…
Read more: Complete Coronation Street cast list 2023 – meet them all here!
Coronation Street usually airs on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV.
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