John Travolta says his 'good friend' Pitbull inspired his new bald look

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John Travolta shocks fans with fresh new look

John Travolta posted an Instagram photo with his daughter celebrating the new year, but fans were shocked to see he had no hair.

John Travolta rang in the new year with the debut of a freshly-shaven head — and now the "Gotti" star is revealing the inspiration behind his new look.

“A good friend, Armando Perez, Pitbull — he lives his life like this and he would send me pictures of me, I have all my hair, and he’d superimpose no hair and say, ‘I prefer this,’ so I thought: 'You know? Maybe there's enough between my friends, my family, the people who work for me, kind of championing this whole idea that maybe it’s time to actually do it,'” Travolta, 64, recently explained to Extra.

As for his wife Kelly Preston’s reaction, Travolta said that she's actually been on board with the idea for a while.

John Travolta recently spoke to Extra where he revealed the inspiration behind his freshly-shaven head — his pal, Pitbull. (Getty)

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"Oh, she loves it," he shared. "She has always loved the idea."

The actor is also loving his new look, explaining to the outlet that: “It's been a lot easier. Life's simpler."

"The biggest fun has been just the response to it," Travolta admitted. "I felt like 'Zoolander' or something — I came out and suddenly, my new look became headline news."

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Earlier this month, Travolta posted an Instagram photo, which featured the star sporting his new look while posing next to his daughter Ella.

"I hope everyone had a great New Year!” he captioned the picture.