--- description: Fox News host Megyn Kelly told Andy Cohen on 'Watch What Happens Live' that Donald Trump's infamous hair is real. title: Warning: Megyn Kelly Has 'Laid Hands' on Donald Trump's Hair image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31bd84f26b109823/69889392ab6d7774636a9b88/donald-trump-megyn-kelly-interview-hair.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Megyn Kelly Knows Donald Trump's Hair Is Real Because She 'Ran Her Hands Through It'  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 17, 2016 8:05 PM CUT  Megyn Kelly (R) and Donald Trump (L) during the FOX special "MEGYN KELLY presents" airing Tuesday, May 17 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (Photo by Eric Liebowitz/FOX via Getty Images) Megyn Kelly (R) and Donald Trump (L) during the FOX special "MEGYN KELLY presents" airing Tuesday, May 17 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (Photo by Eric Liebowitz/FOX via Getty Images)FOX—FOX via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 17, 2016 8:05 PM CUT In news that no one really ever needed know, but will now undoubtedly be unable to forget, [Megyn Kelly](http://time.com/4326784/megyn-kelly-donald-trump-fox-news/ "undefined") has confirmed that [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4198463/donald-trump-megyn-kelly-fake-meme/?iid=sr-link6 "undefined")‘s [notorious mane](http://time.com/3923297/donald-trump-hair-secret/ "undefined") is indeed real — because she ran her hands through it. Although the two [traded words for months](http://time.com/4265723/donald-trump-vows-to-fight-back-against-foxs-megyn-kelly/?iid=sr-link9 "undefined"), Kelly unexpectedly defended the presumptive GOP nominee’s look during a _Watch What Happens Live_ appearance the day before her much-anticipated interview with Trump. Kelly told host Andy Cohen that Trump’s trademark bouffant hairdo was bona fide, sharing, “I would say the hair is real. I have laid hands on it personally. That is not a wig, and it’s not a combover, either.” The _Fox News_ host even elaborated that she got hands-on when it came to verifying his hair’s authenticity. “I have run my fingers through it. We used to get along!” Kelly said. “I stuck my hands under there, I shoved my hands up in that hair, and that’s real.” Watch the full clip of Kelly on _Watch What Happens Live_ below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4339160/megyn-kelly-donald-trump-hair-real/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4339160/megyn-kelly-donald-trump-hair-real/"},"headline":"Megyn Kelly Knows Donald Trump's Hair Is Real Because She 'Ran Her Hands Through It'","datePublished":"2016-05-17T20:05:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:29.584Z","description":"\"That is not a wig, and it's not a combover, either.\"","url":"https://time.com/4339160/megyn-kelly-donald-trump-hair-real/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Donald Trump","Megyn Kelly"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31bd84f26b109823/69889392ab6d7774636a9b88/donald-trump-megyn-kelly-interview-hair.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31bd84f26b109823/69889392ab6d7774636a9b88/donald-trump-megyn-kelly-interview-hair.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FOX Special - \"Megyn Kelly Presents\"","caption":"FOX Special - \"Megyn Kelly Presents\"","creditText":"FOX—FOX via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4339160/megyn-kelly-donald-trump-hair-real/","name":"Megyn Kelly Knows Donald Trump's Hair Is Real Because She 'Ran Her Hands Through It'"}}]}] ```