Gabrielle Union got the chop-chop!
The 48-year-old actress showed off her new look on Friday, July 23. She proudly posed with much shorter hair in a beautiful spaghetti strap dress and a bold red lip. Gabby went from long locks that reached down to the small of her lower back to a short, wavy hairdo that calls attention to her flawless skin and beautiful face. She anticipated the stereotypical response but got ahead of it in the caption of her post.
“So, I did a thing 🤗 The movies always show women cutting their hair when all is lost but I wanted to know the feeling of making a change when things are gravy. It hits different and its foreign to me but I ❤❤❤ this new new,” Union wrote alongside her ‘do showoff pics.
The “Bring It On” star hilariously geotagged her location as “The Big Chop.”
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The fact that the stunning actress was fully glam helped sell the new haircut. She was accessorized with large, gold hoop earrings and a few chic gold necklaces that complimented the short look. Her fans flooded the comments section with praise.
“Ooooo baby I love this 😍😍😍😍😍,” La La Anthony wrote, while Nicole Murphy said, “I love it 🥰 🔥 you look beautiful.”
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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
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Unfortunately, Gabby is right when it comes to the hair chop stereotype, and women face a double standard when it comes to short hair. The best/most famous example has to be when Britney Spears shaved her head in 2007. The hairy situation was one of the reasons Britney was put under a conservatorship… something she’s been trying to get out of for 12-years.
It’s kind of sad that Gabrielle felt the need to clarify her hair-raising actions, but let’s focus on how great she looks!
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