Andie MacDowell, Sarah Jessica Parker, Lisa Laflamme, and now Jennifer Aniston: female celebrities revealing their gray hair are being congratulated for daring to show their natural selves. In a recent Instagram video, Jennifer Aniston promotes a treatment from her hair care line. However, it is her high bun, revealing her gray hair, that’s drawing attention. “Bravo for letting the grey go – refreshing” writes one commentator on the star’s post. “So nice to see. And she is obviously still beautiful,” replies a woman. “I hope she stays natural – it’s much more attractive”, adds another admirer.
Pressure to look young
The pressure on women in public roles to dye their gray hair and look young is real. Jennifer Aniston’s praise for showing her true self is proof of that. Here in Quebec, the new president of the Union des Artistes, Tanya Kontoyanni, cut her long dark hair last November for her role in the play The Virus and the Prey. When the tour is over, the actress plans to keep her very short hair, revealing her gray hair. “I think ‘daring’ is the right word,” she explains in an interview with Journal. There is something rebellious about it. Youth is more valued in our industry, so everything is pushing us towards that side. It takes real resistance to give ourselves the freedom to present ourselves naturally and to feel like we are opposing a kind of youth and beauty dictatorship.” Tania Kontoyanni has received many positive comments on her new look. Several actress friends have congratulated her on her courage, even if some are “more uncomfortable.” The 56-year-old actress – whose role model is the actress Dominique Pétin, who proudly sports white locks – has taken care to have a wig made with her old long brown hair. Just in case she’s asked to present her previous look in auditions for TV roles, which hasn’t happened yet. Actress Macha Grenon, who starred in the series Les Honorables, also has a bob cut highlighting her gray-white hair.
Power
Last month, American actress Andie MacDowell made a sensation on the Cannes red carpet with her silver mane. The 63-year-old actress spoke about the power of such a gesture in an interview with Vogue magazine. “My agents told me, ‘This is not the time.’ I said, ‘I think you’re wrong,’ and I was right because I’ve never felt more powerful. I feel like I’m not pretending anymore.” “I don’t want people to expect me to be younger to have value or to be beautiful or desirable. We don’t do that to men! We love an older man. We love men who age. I want the same expectations for women, and we’re getting there…slowly but surely,” adds the star of the cult film Four Weddings and a Funeral.
More Work to Do
It’s hard not to draw a parallel with Lisa Laflamme’s story when it comes to taking a stance and celebrating women in their natural state. The Canadian journalist and CTV News anchor made headlines and received praise from women across the country when she decided to stop dyeing her hair brown in 2020. Until her surprising and controversial dismissal in August 2022, after 35 years in the industry. In the same week, it was reported that her hair color had been mentioned by CTV News’ head, Michael Melling.
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