Rob Lowe poked fun at Prince William’s hair loss in a new interview, and some people were not happy with his comments.
WhenThe Telegraphasked theSt. Elmo’s Firestar, 55, whether he considers himself “more or less vain than British men,” he responded, “That’s a low bar! Can we talk about William?”
“I mean, the future king of your country let himself lose his own hair, so when I say British men set a very low bar …” he continued. “Honestly, one of the great traumatic experiences of my life was watching Prince William lose his hair. He’s going to be the f–king king of England!”
Lowe then shared some advice for the British royal, 36. “There’s a pill [to combat hair loss],” he pointed out. “The first glimmer that a single hair of mine was going to fall out, I was having stuff mainlined into my f–king veins. And that’s what I did for the next 30 years.”
Soon after the U.K. newspaper published the interview on Tuesday, May 28, theParks and Recreationalum’s comments were met with some criticism on social media.
“@RobLowe you must be joking! Why on earth would you mock anyone for their hair loss?!” one Twitter userwrote. “Not even Prince William. Anyone! Are you really that shallow?”
Another userechoed, “@RobLowe did you even stop to think how it would make William feel for you to draw attention to this??? Are you NOT listening to William’s mental health statements?”
“Not cool at all, Rob – insulting not only the Prince, but all British men, over something as ridiculous as hair,” a third tweeterwrote, while anothercomplimentedWilliam for allowing “himself to age gracefully.”