Sexy actor Ashton Kutcher is petrified his receding hairline will lose him movie roles.

The 26-year-old former Calvin Klein model - boyfriend of actress DEMI MOORE - has been desperately concealing his balding hair by combing his locks forward, and worries that his burgeoning acting career could be jeopardise if his youthful image is tarnished.

A close friend says, "Going bald in Hollywood is a big deal for a guy, just like it is for Hollywood women whop get wrinkles. But it's a lot easier, and more convincing, to have a facelift than it is to wear a wig.

"Ashton is devastated that he is thinning, it is every man's nightmare but even more so for him, as his youthful image is his fortune, as it is for every young actor."

02/09/2004 02:26