Pop icon Yo Yo Honey Singh shares his raw, seven-year struggle with heavy bipolar medications that led to complete hair loss and extreme isolation

Popular Punjabi pop sensation and rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh has made a startling personal disclosure, revealing that he is completely bald and wears a wig due to the aggressive side effects of psychiatric medication. The singer, who dominated the Indian music charts for years, offered an unusually candid look into his decade-long battle with bipolar disorder during a recent appearance on the ABtalks podcast. The singer openly admitted, "I am totally bald, it’s a wig."

Severe effects of prolonged treatment

Speaking extensively on his health crisis, the singer explained that the turning point occurred during the absolute zenith of his commercial career. While managing massive global tours and high-profile television projects, severe paranoia and psychological distress began setting in. The subsequent clinical intervention required heavy psychiatric prescriptions that lasted for nearly seven consecutive years.

According to the artist, these medicines severely disrupted his physical health, causing his body weight to skyrocket to 105 kilograms alongside the total loss of his natural hair. "This is fake hair; I am totally bald. This is a wig," he clarified, directly confronting years of speculation surrounding his changing look. Medical experts note that certain mood stabilizers used in treating bipolar disorder can occasionally trigger severe hair thinning or diffuse hair loss by disrupting the natural hair growth cycle.

Years spent in complete isolation

The illness forced him to walk off stage mid-performance during a crisis, leading to an immediate and absolute withdrawal from public life. Honey Singh detailed how he spent nearly seven years locked inside his residence, disconnected from the internet, television, and his closest childhood companions. Local industry insiders note that his abrupt disappearance at the time had left the music community puzzled, but the singer stressed that he simply could not let his fanbase witness him in such a vulnerable state. "I locked myself inside... People used to think the devil was talking to me," he recalled.

A long road to recovery

Even after halting substance abuse in 2014, the singer explained that stabilizing his mental health required another seven to eight years of continuous therapeutic adjustment. A medical shift under new clinical guidance finally allowed him to respond positively to treatment and slowly re-enter public life. Having gradually rebuilt his life and music career, his public admission has sparked an essential conversation on the physical toll of long-term mental health treatments.