“I look down, and I see a little chunk of skin.”

*Traitors *star reveals scalp partially fell off during DWTS live show: ‘I looked like a lizard’

“I look down, and I see a little chunk of skin.”

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October 1, 2026 9:46 a.m. ET

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- *Traitors* star and *RuPaul’s Drag Race* icon Monét X Change revealed part of her scalp fell off in the *Dancing With the Stars *ballroom.

- “I look down, and I see a little chunk of skin,” Monét said on the* Sibling Rivalry* podcast with fellow *Traitors* alum Bob the Drag Queen.

- Monét attended the *DWTS* live show to support friend and fellow *Traitors* alum Maura Higgins.

Maura Higgins’ fab *Dancing With the Stars* routine was so good this week that it literally snatched the metaphorical wig — and some skin — right off of her *Traitors* costar Monét X Change’s head.

While attending Tuesday’s live *DWTS* show to support Higgins from the audience, the *Traitors* alum and *RuPaul’s Drag Race* icon revealed that she lost part of her scalp during the broadcast.

Monét reflected on the incident on the latest episode of her joint *Sibling Rivalry* podcast (below) with fellow *Traitors* competitor and *Drag Race *winner Bob the Drag Queen, during which she said she decided to get a chemical peel shortly after undergoing hair transplant surgery.

“The nurse was like, ‘It’ll probably start peeling by Tuesday or Wednesday, and you’ll be good by Friday,’” Monét said, adding that she promised Higgins that she’d come see her perform on *DWTS* early in the season.

Monét recalled seeing “a little something” happening on her scalp when she went to the gym on Tuesday morning before the live show, and said it developed “a little more” by the time she entered the studio to record a prior edition of *Sibling Rivalry*.

“I texted [the nurse] and sent a picture. She was like, ‘By later, it will be that same level, you’ll be fine,’” Monét said, adding that she went to the *DWTS* set as planned. “Bitch, last night at *Dancing With the Stars*, I’m sitting in the audience, no mask, kiki having a good time, and I look down, and I see a little chunk of skin on [me].”

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Monét said she went to the bathroom and “was talking to people and my face was shedding,” and that she “looked like a lizard” in the mirror.

“I looked like my face was just shedding skin. I probably looked crazy talking to people,” Monét said as the pair laughed.

The *Drag Race All Stars 4* winner attended the DWTS show to support Higgins, with whom she competed on *The Traitors* season 4 earlier this year.

Monét X Change and Maura Higgins on the cast of ‘The Traitors’ season 4.

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Higgins, a* Love Island* breakout, kept things in the *Traitors* family for her *DWTS* debut, as she currently competes with pro dance partner and fellow *Traitors *star Mark Ballas.

The duo has thus far survived three elimination rounds, scoring 21 points on week 1 of the competition — a number that ultimately put them at the top of the leaderboard with *Grey’s Anatomy* actor Harry Shum, Jr. and Jenna Johnson for the highest tally of the week.

Listen to Monét and Bob discuss the scalp incident from *DWTS* on the Sibling Rivalry podcast above.

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