The Kid Laroi debuts spiked new hairstyle as he chats on the phone while leaving dinner alone in Los Angeles

The Kid Laroi cut a low-key figure as he stepped out in Los Angeles with a striking new hairdo on Friday. 

The 20-year-old Australian rap sensation, whose real name is Charlton Howard, debuted a head of spiky hair with peroxide tips as he departed a restaurant alone. 

Looking casual, the hitmaker sported a brown knit cardigan, black print T-shirt and baggy ripped heaps, complete with a chain necklace and roughed-up sneakers. 

As he left the eatery, the artist was seen chatting to someone via speaker phone while staring pensively ahead.

The solitary outing comes months after Laroi’s rumoured split from girlfriend Katarina Deme after three years of dating. 

The Kid Laroi, 20, (pictured) cut a low-key figure as he stepped out in Los Angeles with a striking new hairdo on Friday

In August, Laroi raised concern after he conspicuously deleted all photos of the American glamour model, 19, from his Instagram feed. 

Tellingly, Laroi uploaded an Instagram post telling his fans that he’d been dealing with troubling times.   

‘I’m sorry I’ve been a bit silent. Been going through a lot recently,’ the cryptic post began. 

The Australian rap sensation, whose real name is Charlton Howard , debuted a head of spiky hair with peroxide tips as he departed a restaurant alone

The Australian rap sensation, whose real name is Charlton Howard , debuted a head of spiky hair with peroxide tips as he departed a restaurant alone

Looking casual, the hitmaker sported a brown knit cardigan, black print T-shirt and baggy ripped heaps, complete with a chain necklace and roughed-up sneakers

Looking casual, the hitmaker sported a brown knit cardigan, black print T-shirt and baggy ripped heaps, complete with a chain necklace and roughed-up sneakers

‘I’m good but I’ve just needed space to focus on processing my feelings & work. Here to let you know that a lot of videos have been shot these past couple weeks, I shot the album cover & I’m working with the label to get you a date,’ he continued. 

Laroi has subsequently released a song titled Bleed that tells the story of a relationship break-up, and grappling with the pain of seeing a former love move on with someone else. 

While fans have speculated the song is about Katarina, Laroi has not confirmed this. 

Laroi is set to release his album The First Time, featuring collaborations with the likes of Central Cee, Future and Jung Kook. 

The solitary outing comes months after Laroi's rumoured split from girlfriend Katarina Deme, 19, (left) after three years of dating. (Pictured together in December 2021)

The solitary outing comes months after Laroi’s rumoured split from girlfriend Katarina Deme, 19, (left) after three years of dating. (Pictured together in December 2021) 

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