We haven't seen Chad Michael Murray in a long time ... now we know why!
The actor has been hiding his good looks under one super thick beard -- it doesn't even look like him.
On Wednesday, Murray tweeted a picture (right) of his new look with the caption "June 26th the beard goes ... Sad. It'll b [sic] like losing a child. #PostPartumDepression."
He may be sad to see it go, but all we can say is thank goodness!
We don't mind a guy with a little scruff -- but when you have a face like Chad, why would you hide it?
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