My Mane Man Chris Appleton
Untraditionally Lala
iHeartPodcasts
3.4 • 12.8K Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
From getting teased to teasing celebrity hair is just part of Chris Appleton’s story.
From the celebrity that changed his trajectory, to his first same-sex encounter, Chris tells LaLa about his childhood traumas, inner-dramas, and how his passion for hair untangled his insecurities.
Plus, the advice he has for women of all ages when it comes to unlocking your hair’s potential and why women get stuck with the same 'doo' for decades!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, gorgeous, it's Lala Kent. |
| 0:02.5 | Welcome to Untraditionally Lala. |
| 0:04.6 | Hello, gorgeous, it is Lala Kent. |
| 0:06.6 | Welcome back to Untraditionally Lala. |
| 0:08.7 | We have been graced with an amazing presence today. |
| 0:12.8 | I'm looking at you, baby. |
| 0:13.9 | Where are you looking? |
| 0:14.8 | You can look at me, look at them, look at there. |
| 0:18.7 | Okay, cool. |
| 0:19.3 | My eyes are kind of wandering at all times. |
| 0:37.8 | Okay. My hot pants that I wore for you? I love them. I want to give you the... Do they make that noise when you walk? Yeah. Not when I walk, I made sure. But when I move, yes. It's just the hot pants, you guys. I have Chris Appleton. obviously you guys know him because none of us live under |
| 0:40.1 | a rock anymore. A world-renowned hairstylist. He has been showcased on covers of major feature publications including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, and that's just to name a few. Celebrity clients include Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Sophia Vigara, Ariana Grande, Katie Perry. |
| 0:57.6 | You have two babies that are not so much babies anymore. They're kind of always your babies, right? |
| 1:02.0 | Full adults, no. |
| 1:02.9 | Yeah, Billy and Kitty Blue. I love that name. With your former partner, Katie. Welcome, my love. |
| 1:08.7 | Thank you. What introduction. Thank you. |
| 1:10.4 | And you have a book coming out. It's out. We're here. There it is. There it is. Your roots don't define you. Do you ever have a bad day as far as like your looks go? Yeah. All the time. Literally yesterday I was doing a podcast and I was like, I don't know why I look like Gollom. I'm like, it's my hair ginger. Like we all have those moments where you pull yourself apart. But, you know, I just come back to myself. Well, I'm doing that thing I do. We all do it. We all do it. And I, I love that when I was reading your book, I love that you point out, because most people would look at you and be like you have everything going on |
| 1:44.2 | like you're sexy as hell you're touching you know the hair of these mega mega superstars what |
| 1:49.9 | insecurity or problem could you ever have oh my god yeah and have them all right and i'm i'm so excited |
| 1:58.1 | about your book and for people to fall even harder for you. |
| 2:02.2 | I want to know, like, when did you know it was time to write a book? |
| 2:06.1 | I think maybe the idea of Chris Appleton as a brand, like people perceive me from what they see on social media, |
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