Terry Wogan's Wig Mystery Solved by Frank Skinner

Ten years after the death of broadcasting legend Sir Terry Wogan, comedian Frank Skinner has revealed the secret behind his famously changing hair. Wogan, who died at age 77 from prostate cancer, not only wore a wig but used a rotation of three toupees.

Skinner, 69, shared the information on his podcast, 'Frank Off The Radio.' He explained that Wogan would wear a different wig each week, making his hair appear to grow longer. When he reverted to an earlier wig, it seemed as though he had cut his hair.

"He had three wigs that he would put on – weeks one, two and three, so his hair became longer," Skinner said. "And then he'd go back to one like he'd had a haircut."

Skinner added that Wogan's use of wigs may have been related to a scalp condition. "To be fair to him, he had that psoriasis thing on the scalp, so he couldn't really have been on telly without it."

Sir Terry Wogan was a prominent figure in British broadcasting for decades, known for hosting the BBC's Children in Need appeal, the Eurovision Song Contest, and the Radio 2 breakfast show for 27 years. He died just three months after his cancer diagnosis.

His son, Mark Wogan, previously shared that his father's prostate cancer was discovered after he experienced severe back pain. It was found that a tumor was close to severing his spinal cord. Sir Terry underwent surgery but died 12 weeks later.

Sir Terry is buried in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, next to his wife, Lady Helen, who passed away in 2024. They had two sons and a daughter. A second daughter died in infancy.