Iconic Talk Show Host Maury Povich Is Still Working at 87-and Looks as Sharp as Ever

Maury Povich, best known for his long-running daytime talk show, is making headlines this month following a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live! and a podcast episode featuring fellow 90s talk show icon Ricki Lake.

Fans couldn't help but notice that Povich, who turned 87 in January, looked especially sharp. Many were also surprised by his full head of hair, which became a topic of conversation after he addressed it on the April 27 episode of his On Par podcast.

During his chat with Lake, Povich said he has never had plastic surgery and insisted his hair is all his own-no transplants. He added that he has no real explanation for it, noting that both his father and brother experienced thinning hair as they aged.

It didn't take long for fans to praise Povich in the comments section of the YouTube video, many commenting on his appearance.



"Wow Maury (and Ricki) looks amazing! So glad he's given us so many years of entertainment. Godspeed," one person wrote.

"They both look great and Maury is 87 and a full head of hair, awesome," someone else added.

"Maury looks great," a third comment read.

"87 Maury," a fourth YouTube viewer said, adding a red heart emoji.

A little more than one year ago, Povich announced that he'd be starting a podcast.

"For the past 30 plus years, everybody has thought of me as a kind of a talk show host who [discusses] certain themes," he told People magazine in 2025. "That was a great career and I love the storytelling, and I think that I was able to do successfully because of my earlier career as a journalist and a storyteller when it came to news, and rather traditional talk shows that I did."

"If I was sitting at a desk back anchoring a newscast, I would never unveil myself. And so this is, I think, a perfect medium," he added.

All of this, Povich said, reflects a career that has evolved over decades-but one he still clearly has no plans of stepping away from just yet.

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This story was originally published April 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM.