Christine Chiu revealed that she has lost a majority of her hair recently.
“My first custom wig fitting,” the Bling Empire alum, 42, wrote alongside a clip from her consultation with her hair stylist Maranda Widlund shared via the professional’s Instagram Story on Wednesday, March 19. “For those who don’t know, I am experiencing sudden and dramatic hair loss.”
Chiu added that she had already “lost 99 percent of my hair over the last few months.”
While Chiu does not know the cause of her hair loss at this time, she has been “running labs, ultrasounds [and] tests” to find out the root issue.
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In the clip, Chiu donned a dark brown wig with luscious long locks that fell down to her torso. Widlund styled the hairpiece and gave her tips as Chiu sat in the salon chair.
“When it gets styled, it just has a lot of life in it,” Widlund explained.
Christine was an original cast member on Bling Empire for all three seasons. She was joined on the series by her husband, Gabriel Chiu, whom she wed in 2006. The couple share son Gabriel Chiu III, also known as Baby G, whom they welcomed in 2018.
On Bling Empire, Christine was known for her affinity for wigs and rocked countless styles. She has a collection of pieces including wigs, extensions and hair accessories.
During the series, Christine was also candid about her struggles to conceive a child. She underwent six sessions of IVF before welcoming her son.
“I had held it in for so long and that wasn’t great for my mental health,” she said of her experience to Netflix’s Tudum in May 2022, noting only a “handful of people” were aware of her treatments at the time. “There’s so much power in sharing our journeys and being there to support each other and talking it through. That was something I didn’t have when I was going through it.”
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Christine and Gabriel later learned that male infertility was the cause. They went to a specialist and Gabriel underwent several procedures to get to a point where the twosome could have viable sperm. After deciding to open up about her struggles, Christine confessed that it felt good to share her story and many were able to resonate with her.
“It was a relief and kind of a burden lifted off of my shoulders,” she shared. “This is now no longer just about me and our family. This is about the millions of people undergoing similar struggles.”
