Jada Pinkett Smith opens up about having alopecia which causes bald spots, hair loss

'I was in the shower one day and had just handfuls of hair in my hands and I was just like, ‘Oh my god, am I going bald?’” Jada Pinkett Smith said in a 2018 interview. Photo: AP

Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head isn’t due to a hairstyle trend.

The Emmy Award winner is suffering from alopecia, an autoimmune disorder which causes bald spots and hair loss.