Mollen shared the confession on Instagram, humorously captioning it: "I'm not saying for sure you have lice, I'm just saying there's absolutely no way you don't."

In a video posted while she was seated in United's Polaris Business Class cabin, Mollen detailed the situation. "Guys, I'm on a plane with Caroline, and she just looked at my head. Remember when we said last week that my head was itching, and I thought it was perimenopause symptoms? Well, guess what, I have f**king lice. I think I know where I got it, but I'm not calling that person out. She knows who she is,” the actress recounted.

Mollen admitted she had never experienced lice before and was at a loss on how to handle it. "This is insane, you guys. We have a five-hour flight. I'm wearing a bag that these headphones came in on my head. I've been itching for two weeks, so they've been living on me for two weeks," she explained with visible frustration.

Despite her candidness, Mollen’s followers were quick to criticize her decision to fly publicly with an active lice infestation. Comments ranged from calling her actions "classless in first class" to expressing concern about the potential spread of lice on the plane. One user highlighted the risk, stating, "Well, I certainly would not be on a plane with untreated lice announcing it. Not cool." Another worried follower commented, "What the actual lice?!? Why are you on an airplane!?? You should notify an attendant so they can bring the hazmat crew in after you to clean up!"

In a live Q&A session posted a few days following the incident, Mollen responded to the backlash regarding her decision to fly. She explained, "The airplane seat... that's a bummer for whoever sits there next. I didn't know, I want to be clear, I didn't know that I had lice until I got on the airplane. I thought I was going through perimenopause, and let's just blame my husband for not looking closely enough at my head."

Head lice, although highly contagious, primarily spread through direct head-to-head contact. While the risk of transmission from passenger to passenger on a plane is considered low, experts note that lice can survive on surfaces like seatbacks for up to 48 hours, leaving room for potential, though minimal, risk.