was famed for his signature long hair and goatee – but had an image overhaul after becoming a fire hazard.
The , 59, joins Bruce Springsteen, Amy Adams and Vanessa Williams on tonight’s The Show where he explains why he ended up cutting his trademark ‘skullet’.
‘I was on a hiking holiday in the and at one point I was leaning over a barbeque and my hair caught on fire,’ he told Graham.
‘I think the universe was telling me it was time.’
However, the transformation seems to be paying off already.
Bill continued: ‘The other day someone came up to me and said, “You look just like Bill Bailey, but younger.” It’s great.’
Bill first unveiled his new look back in June, teasing he’d ‘had a bit of a trim this summer’.
The reactions ranged from responding ‘phwoar’ to his former Strictly partner posting: ‘I still cannot believe this!!!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE.’
The Black Books star joins Graham to discuss his new memoir, My Animals and Other Animals, which he explained he a reflection of his life through various encounters with, as the title suggests, animals.
Sharing on of the book’s many wild anecdotes, he said: ‘I was doing a documentary about jaguars in Brazil and got to meet a jaguar on an army base.
‘I was nervous and when I asked for any tips on how to behave around the animal one guy said, “always approach from the front.”
‘I thought it seemed a bit aggressive but thought okay. Then, when I was walking towards it, he said, “Oh, sorry, never approach from the front. Sorry, my English is not so good!”’
The Graham Norton Show airs tonight at 10.40pm on BBC One.
