Overview
- The celebrity hairstylist released his memoir, Your Roots Don't Define You, on January 20, 2026.
- Appleton says a suspected esophageal-cancer scare during writing prompted him to rethink the project and confront his story more directly.
- He describes undergoing intensive tests and an operation before learning the growths were benign cysts.
- Appleton credits Kim Kardashian for guidance through the health ordeal, noting her father died of esophageal cancer and her experience helped steady him.
- The book mixes candid personal revelations, including a brief 2023 Las Vegas marriage officiated by Kardashian, with behind-the-scenes anecdotes about clients such as Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera.