Coming from the beauty industry, even all those years ago, you would be surprised how many people wear a wig.

However, many trans women even with little sometimes refuse to wear a wig, and indeed we often salute a cis woman who goes out with little or no hair when it is due to a medical condition, so the bottom line is anything goes!

Wearing a wig is no big deal these days, and there are plenty of celebrities who openly admit to wearing a wig or come out years later and admit he/she/they wore or wears a wig.

The most apparent UK celeb would be Ester Rantzen who came out in 2013 saying she had worn a wig for thirty years!

While at college, I had to learn wig making as part of my City & Guilds qualification but since that time they have moved on a great deal.

The best brand wig I have found is Ellen Wille and the Hair Society range, in particular, is very good. If you are a blonde, I would also recommend going for a “rooted” look as it looks more natural.  Being “old school,” I would always go for a wig that is your natural colour and as you get older, if you are a blonde, go up a shade or two.

The Hair Society range is award-winning, light, and most importantly, comfortable. The range is not cheap but haggle for a price from a dealer, and you can often get a 25% discount.

 

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(Pronouns - she/her) - Steph Richards is a 73-year-old 'post-op' trans woman with a Gender Recognition Certificate and works as a human rights activist. She was the elected Women's and LGBT Officer at Portsmouth Labour Party 2021 - 2024, CEO of Translucent.Org.UK, winner of the LGBT Organisation of the Year at the National Diversity Awards in 2022, co-founder of Women's Action Network (Portsmouth) and a volunteer at a Women's health charity. Steph was shortlisted as a "Gender Role Model" at the National Diversity Awards in 2025. Steph has been platformed live on BBC Radio 4 three times, including Women's Hour. She has also appeared on Times Radio, LBC Radio, GB News and Channel 4 News. In 2023, Steph debated trans human rights at an American university event alongside Harvard biologist and author Carole Hooven, PhD. Steph (an intersectional feminist) is passionate about the inclusion and acceptance of trans people in society. She advocates for women in prison, specifically pregnant women and calls out the mounting concern that abortion rights are at risk in the UK. She was the recipient of an Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Award in March, 2023.

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