Dakota Mortensen shocked fans by bringing them along as he documented his ‘crazy’ hair transplant journey.
On Friday, the 31-year-old Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star took to his TikTok page to share the various stages and lengthy process of restoring his locks after he began balding.
In the first clip of the procedure shared to his page, the Utah native posed in a surgical gown and cap while acting emotional for comedic effect.
‘When you’re going bald so you get a hair transplant,’ he caption the video.
In a hilariously unexpected moment, he added another TikTok of himself busting out playful dance moves in an empty room at Utah Facial Plastics — where he underwent the transplant — all while grooving to Kendrick Lamar’s hit Not Like Us.
‘When they leave you alone in a room you shouldn’t be left alone in,’ he penned. ‘Gonna post the full process on my hair transplant tonight @utahfacialplastics #hairtransplant #balding #daddy.’
Dakota Mortensen, 31, shocked fans by bringing them along as he documented his ‘crazy’ hair transplant journey
‘Couldn’t show a lot cause of how bloody it was. But such a crazy process,’ he shared in a video from the procedure
He added another clip detailing the full day, starting at 7 a.m., leading up to the procedure. Fans got a glimpse of his hair being partially shaved off and the final markings of what is his new hairline.
‘So that’s my new hairline, guys,’ he said, quipping that he resembled a ‘Viking.’
He shared another angle as plastic surgeons kicked off the procedure, candidly admitting, ‘It feels like something’s squeezing my head.’
The surgeon narrated every step, while Dakota declared with excitement that the transplant was ‘the coolest thing I’ve ever done in my life.’
Showing off the results of the procedure he said: ‘Alright guys, this is the final product. It looks like a bunch of maggots, but I can assure you I’ll be looking like Fabio when it’s all said and done.’
‘Couldn’t show a lot cause of how bloody it was. But such a crazy process,’ he added.
The realtor turned reality star’s posts were a hit with fans as his over half-a-million followers filled the comments with praise for sharing his ‘painful’ journey and for ‘keeping it real.’
‘That looks so painful,’ one follower wrote. Another chimed in, ‘You handled that like a champ!’
On Friday, the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star took to his TikTok page to share the various stages and lengthy process of restoring his locks after he began balding
In a hilariously unexpected moment, he added another TikTok of himself busting out playful dance moves in an empty room at Utah Facial Plastics
Fans got a glimpse of his hair being partially shaved off
He shared another angle as plastic surgeons kicked off the procedure, candidly admitting, ‘It feels like something’s squeezing my head’
The surgeon narrated every step, while Dakota declared with excitement that the transplant was ‘the coolest thing I’ve ever done in my life’
Showing off the results he said: ‘Alright guys, this is the final product. It looks like a bunch of maggots, but I can assure you I’ll be looking like Fabio when it’s all said and done’
‘So that’s my new hairline, guys,’ he said, quipping that he resembled a ‘Viking’
Mortensen’s hair transplant journey comes just weeks after it was revealed he and his SLMW co-star Taylor Frankie Paul hinted they were back together in a viral video.
Paul initially revealed they split back in September, but acknowledged the possibility they might get back together.
‘I would say we’re working on things, and I actually have no idea where it goes with us from here,’ she told Us Weekly, at the time.
She continued: ‘We are not fully together, but not fully done. I don’t know what the future holds with him and I.’
Last October, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives was officially renewed for a second season, with the whole original cast slated to return.
Since its premiere on Hulu on September 6, the show has proven to be a barnstorming success with viewers.
Its storyline revolves around #MomTok, a group of Mormon influencers who were plunged into a sex scandal when one of them revealed she was a swinger – and hinted some of the others may have been as well.
Mortensen’s hair transplant journey comes just weeks after it was revealed he and his SLMW co-star Taylor Frankie Paul hinted they were back together in a viral video
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has officially been renewed for a second season, with the whole original cast slated to return
Sparks flew between the members of the principal cast, which was made up of Paul, Jen Affleck, Demi Engemann, Whitney Leavitt, Mikayla Matthews, Mayci Neeley, Jessi Ngatikaura, and Layla Taylor.
But in spite of the vicious clashes between the women on season one, they have all signed on to come back for season two, as per TMZ.
Pre-production has been forging ahead in Utah and the cast are slated to begin filming the upcoming season within a week, it is claimed.
The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives was ranked the number one unscripted show on Hulu, with the streamer’s biggest premiere behind The Kardashians.
