Internet star Ludwig Ahgren says he’s taking a “hiatus” from streaming until his hair grows back after shaving it off for losing a bet to his own fans. Ludwig is known for doing the occasional over-the-top stunt for his viewers, but his latest on-stream shenanigans have sparked a hilarious online trend among his fans and fellow content creators. On February 23, Ludwig went live on Twitch — his new home since his YouTube contract ended in late 2024 — wearing a wolf mask, which he later removed to show off his freshly-shaved head .

According to Ahgren, he’d lost a bet with his chat for failing to reach platinum in League of Legends by January, and was forced to shave off all his hair as punishment. Streamer Ludwig shaved his head after losing a League of Legends bet to his Twitch chat pic.twitter.

com/Itc7FAoSJE ‘Bald Ludwig’ has become somewhat of a meme in the streaming community, prompting humorous reactions from other streamers like Pokimane , who joked that the shape of his head was “pissing [her] off” and that he “needs to be studied for scientific purposes.” you need to be studied for scientific purposes Ludwig jokes that he’s taking streaming break over people roasting his bald head In fact, Ludwig has been the butt of so many jokes about his bald head that he’s decided to take a break from streaming until his hair grows back, as told in a joking tweet on February 25. “I tried keeping TTS on for my first bald stream,” he wrote.

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