She is widely admired for her bold style rather than her bald style - but it almost seemed as though the First Lady had shaved off her locks when she appeared on Jeopardy . Michelle Obama made a guest appearance on the long-running game show to promote her 'Let 's Move ' anti childhood obesity campaign . But while she was answering questions on healthy eating , some viewers were going online to ask whether the 51-year-old was now bald . Scroll down for video . Michelle Obama almost looked bald under the harsh studio lights as she appeared on Jeopardy ( left ) leaving some viewers asking whether she had shaved off her famous locks ( right ) The First Lady was appearing on Jeopardy to promote her 'Let 's Move ' anti childhood obesity campaign . The game show 's host Alex Trebek is pictured above . One Twitter user @ crysyallewis60 wrote : 'Ooh why is Michelle Obama bald on jeopardy ? When did this Happen ? ' Another , Nicholle Cummings added : 'Michelle Obama looks bald on Jeopardy . ' Others pointed out that the First Lady was likely to have had her hair tied back with the camera angle obscuring her ponytail . One user responded to the confusion by saying : 'Seriously ? Hair ’ s pulled back . ' Reaction : Twitter users went online to question whether the First Lady had chosen to shave off her hair . While Obama was answering questions on healthy eating , some viewers were going online to ask whether the 51-year-old was now bald . Some Twitter users pointed out that the First Lady ( pictured in Cambodia over the weekend ) was likely to have had her hair tied back with the camera angle obscuring her ponytail . Although Obama made her appearance on Jeopardy on Tuesday , it is not yet clear when the game show was taped - shows are often filmed months in advance , New York Daily News reports . The website points out that she switched to a bob look in August 2013 telling Parade magazine : 'You know , it 's hard to make speeches with hair in your face . ' New York Daily News reports that Jeopardy and the White House had yet to respond to requests for a comment .
Michelle Obama made an appearance on game show Parade on Tuesday . First Lady was promoting her 'Let 's Move ' anti childhood obesity campaign . But some viewers took to Twitter to question whether 51-year-old was bald . Others pointed out that the First Lady just had her hair pulled back tightly .