Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter in a fun interview amidst much worrisome news and contentious politics, bombshell actress Sydney Sweeney described the tale behind her new bob haircut, one that was a massive shift from her normal quite long, often wavy, blonde locks. Sweeney explained how she let her hairstylist choose what to do, and the new cut was a bit of a surprise.
As background, Sweeney rose to fame with her starring role in “Euphoria,” a school about high schoolers. She then went on to star in a slew of romantic comedies, amongst other and sometimes more serious films. Her most recent is Christy, a tale about a female boxer, about which she spoke during her NASCAR speech.
Known for her beauty and instantly going viral any time she goes with a new look, such as with her NASCAR outfit or her jaw-dropping sheer dress, Sweeney exploded back on the public scene with her new haircut, which was much shorter than fans are used to and came out of left field. So, speaking to the Hollywood Reporter about it, Sweeney explained the backstory.
Laughing as she told the story and explained what happened with her hair, she noted that her hairstylist wanted to try something new with her look and she let him, saying, “So my hairstylist, Glen Coco, just wanted to be able to start doing something different. And I’m his little science experiment. I love him so much. I let him cut and color my hair.”
She was then asked the critical question of the new look: “Did you love it right away?” Admitting that she very much was not an immediate fan of the new cut because of how huge of a change to her typical look it represented, Sweeney laughed and said, “No, it was such a huge change.”
Continuing, she noted that her long hair had become something that she was very much used to, but and she loved having it long and wavy. She said, on that point “I was, I was a little nervous. I think my long hair became my security blanket, and I always wanted it down and wavy.”
Then, adding to that, she joked that looking in the mirror makes her think for an instant that she’s meeting a new version of herself, and she’s quite excited by the new look now that she’s a bit more used to it, saying, “But I’m loving this. I feel like I’m gonna meet like, a new version of myself. Yeah, look in the mirror. I’m like, ‘Oooh….'”
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The haircut wasn’t her only big change recently. Sweeney also commented, in an interview with W Magazine about how she had to work out and gain some weight and muscle for “Christy,” saying, “My body was completely different. I didn’t fit in any of my clothes. I’m usually a size 23 in jeans, and I was wearing a size 27. My boobs got bigger. And my butt got huge. It was crazy! I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ But it was amazing: I was so strong, like crazy strong.”
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