Drew Barrymore may have been reluctant to go gray, but she’s clearly having second thoughts after caving to the color.
The talk show host and her latest guest, Valerie Bertinelli, both tried out embracing the typically dreaded shade we’ll all get to one day, with celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton whipping out a pair of luxurious wigs for the ladies to try on during Bertinelli’s visit to the studio.
The 65-year-old went first, disappearing behind the curtain to have the hair affixed as she “went to the gray side.” She strutted out with a length that fell below her shoulders, styled in defined waves. Highlighting gave definition to the look, with the pieces framing her face distinctly lighter than the others.
She looked thrilled with the results, while Barrymore, 50, seemed shocked, her mouth dropping open. The host was convinced to “get in the chair” and try it out for herself, though she still didn’t look quite on board with it all. However, after Appleton secured the wig to her head, she did a double-take as she caught sight of herself for the first time, mouthing, “Oh my God!”
She and Burtinelli repeated the phrase to each other before Barrymore declared, “I love it!”
“I can’t believe how good I feel,” she added.
@thedrewbarrymoreshow @Chrisappleton1 pulls off the most unexpected hair transformation for Drew and @Valerie Bertinelli! 😍 #chrisappleton #hair #drewbarrymore #valeriebertinelli
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The Gray Is a Go for Barrymore’s Viewers
Fans were in full support of the pair’s new ‘dos, encouraging them, “Embrace the grey!! So beautiful 🩶🤍.”
Fans agreed they “BOTH LOOK ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!” and encouraged each, “You should for real.”
“Please do it!!!!!” another agreed, calling themselves “OBSESSED.”
Some even felt the two looked much younger than their respective ages with the updated styles, with one marveling, “Somehow they look younger. 💗,” and another emphasizing, “Both look younger as strange as that may seem…..”
It’s Becoming Trendy to Be Gray
There’s been an increasing trend of celebrities embracing the color many once shied away from, from Bette Midler to Patricia Heaton, Facts of Life star Mindy Cohn, Growing Pains star Tracey Gold, and ’80s singer Natalie Merchant.
Even Barrymore’s followers are jumping on the trend, with one sharing, “I stopped coloring maybe a year ago and it is freeing. I get so many compliments.”
“I stopped dying my hair 2 and half years ago…and [am] proud of my grey hair !” another agreed. “Cheers to grey 😊.”
“Wow! I want that wig!!” someone else admitted.
What do you think, is the gray a yay or a nay?
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