John Travolta reveals it was his 'good friend' Pitbull who persuaded him to go bald

John Travolta has revealed that it was a pal of his who finally persuaded him to ditch the toupées and shave his head.

The Pulp Fiction legend shared his new look earlier this month, with fans unanimous in their approval.

“A good friend, Armando Perez, Pitbull — he lives his life like this,” he told Extra, with ‘this’ presumably meaning ‘bald’.

“He would send pictures of me, I have all my hair, and he’d superimpose no hair and say, ‘I prefer this,’ so I thought… Maybe it’s time to do it.”

Travolta posted a picture of him and his daughter at New Year, fully bald, holding a martini and wearing a tuxedo.

He had met Pitbull after working on last year’s gangster biopic Gotti, for which the rapper provided the soundtrack.

Travolta professed his fandom speaking to the Florida newspaper El Nuevo Herald last year: “I listen to Pitbull. He is my man. I love my Pitbull.

“He told me he wanted to be part of it. I said ‘Oh my God, we would be so lucky to have you to be part of this.’ He wrote a beautiful song called Amore, which is at the opening and at the end of the film.”

He recently added that his wife, Kelly Preston, is happy with his new look too.

“Oh, she loves it. She has always loved the idea. It’s been a lot easier. Life’s simpler.

“The biggest fun has been just the response to it. I felt like Zoolander or something — I came out and my new look became headline news. The only other time I was a leading story was when I mispronounced at the Oscars.”

Hah… no one remembers that, John. Course not.

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