Depilating device (2, 3, 4, 5), comprising: - a depilating body which is rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a longitudinal direction with respect to the depilating body and which is provided with at least one hair-catching space, wherein the size of the at least one hair-catching space in the longitudinal direction is variable through compression and extension of the depilating body in the longitudinal direction, - an actuating mechanism configured to act on the depilating body so as to cause compression and extension of the depilating body in the longitudinal direction during rotational movement of the depilating body about the rotation axis, - a driving mechanism configured to drive the depilating body so as to perform the rotational movement about the rotation axis, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a rotatable drive shaft coupled to the depilating body for imposing rotational movement on the depilating body, and wherein the driving mechanism is configured to also drive the actuating mechanism so as to cause compression and extension of the depilating body in the longitudinal direction by a relative longitudinal movement of the drive shaft and the actuating mechanism, and a connection arrangement configured to connect the actuating mechanism to the drive shaft, characterized in that: - the connecting arrangement comprises at least one bellows or at least one leaf spring (51, 61, 62), the connecting arrangement being configured to connect the actuating mechanism to the drive shaft in a resilient fashion which allows said relative longitudinal movement of the drive shaft and the actuating mechanism and torque transfer from the drive shaft to the actuating mechanism. - a depilating body which is rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a longitudinal direction with respect to the depilating body and which is provided with at least one hair-catching space, wherein the size of the at least one hair-catching space in the longitudinal direction is variable through compression and extension of the depilating body in the longitudinal direction, - an actuating mechanism configured to act on the depilating body so as to cause compression and extension of the depilating body in the longitudinal direction during rotational movement of the depilating body about the rotation axis, - a driving mechanism configured to drive the depilating body so as to perform the rotational movement about the rotation axis, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a rotatable drive shaft coupled to the depilating body for imposing rotational movement on the depilating body, and wherein the driving mechanism is configured to also drive the actuating mechanism so as to cause compression and extension of the depilating body in the longitudinal direction by a relative longitudinal movement of the drive shaft and the actuating mechanism, and - the connecting arrangement comprises at least one bellows or at least one leaf spring (51, 61, 62), the connecting arrangement being configured to connect the actuating mechanism to the drive shaft in a resilient fashion which allows said relative longitudinal movement of the drive shaft and the actuating mechanism and torque transfer from the drive shaft to the actuating mechanism.