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Goodness me, can Ant & Dec only afford one bottle of hair dye between them (🤣lighthearted)

57 replies

NewShow · 02/04/2026 19:32

Love them really, but their hair 😱 just now on the One Show…

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tonyhawks23 · 03/04/2026 07:46

Your all so mean!mumsnet is horrible sometimes.

NewShow · 03/04/2026 07:56

tonyhawks23 · 03/04/2026 07:46

Your all so mean!mumsnet is horrible sometimes.

This is lighthearted and an observation.

Sadly, this is nothing when compared with how mean MN really is.

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Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 03/04/2026 08:02

fancytoes · 03/04/2026 06:11

My theory on this is that they have had hair transplants, good ones - and good for them. But that means the hair on the back gets put in at the front. That hair is then ā€˜browner’ than the surrounding hair which always goes naturally grey at the front. SO I think if they were to go au natural, it would be patchy?

Perhaps not but that was my hunch.

I like your theory. You could well be right and once the new front starts greying naturally they may ditch the dye. However they both have the money to have something better than that done. It's about definition on TV. Chris Evans used to dye his for the same reason.

Prawnalicious · 03/04/2026 08:10

My father in law does the same- we call it the Guy Smiley look (Sesame Street).

BiscoffCheesecakes · 03/04/2026 08:18

fancytoes · 03/04/2026 06:11

My theory on this is that they have had hair transplants, good ones - and good for them. But that means the hair on the back gets put in at the front. That hair is then ā€˜browner’ than the surrounding hair which always goes naturally grey at the front. SO I think if they were to go au natural, it would be patchy?

Perhaps not but that was my hunch.

Ant definitely needs more hair at the front 🤣

JeremiaBoogle · 03/04/2026 08:21

Makes sense. More economical to share a bottle of dye - there would be loads left over with short hair!!

Wonder if PJ and Duncan ever thought they'd spend so many years together, sitting and standing on the same side of each other.

TheyreJustNormalCheeses · 03/04/2026 08:25

NewShow · 03/04/2026 07:13

i don’t dye my hair and I’m sure the expectation has lessened on women.

I don’t think this is about them dying their hair, more about doing it well. Surely they can have some sort of streaking, highlights, a balage…(šŸ˜†) - something that looks more natural. Their real hair is not one solid colour.

Yes there must be a hairdresser who does a natural male look. Or maybe there’s a gap in the market?

Havingasmashingtime · 03/04/2026 08:43

Wow what a bunch of sad women slagging off men for dying their hair- good forbid what you’d be saying if a man was on here commenting on a woman’s dyed hair.
lets just allow people to look HOW THEY CHOOSE.

Iloveeverycat · 03/04/2026 08:47

My DD was impressed by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's hair the other day she is a hairdresser. She is young so doesn't know who he is.

BiscoffCheesecakes · 03/04/2026 08:55

Havingasmashingtime · 03/04/2026 08:43

Wow what a bunch of sad women slagging off men for dying their hair- good forbid what you’d be saying if a man was on here commenting on a woman’s dyed hair.
lets just allow people to look HOW THEY CHOOSE.

Oh lighten up fgs. Nobody is slagging off anyone for dyeing their hair. It's how it's done that's the (lighthearted) issue

Ant & Dec are definitely morphing into each other 🤣

NewShow · 03/04/2026 08:57

Havingasmashingtime · 03/04/2026 08:43

Wow what a bunch of sad women slagging off men for dying their hair- good forbid what you’d be saying if a man was on here commenting on a woman’s dyed hair.
lets just allow people to look HOW THEY CHOOSE.

Yeh, that isn’t the point as you well know.

No angst here. 🤣

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Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 03/04/2026 09:19

It's "dyeing" when it's about changing the colour of something.

facethemusical · 03/04/2026 09:39

Yes the reddish tinge is giving mahogany vibes.

I really don't think they're going to be terribly upset that randoms are critiquing their hair dye, they take the piss out of each other constantly.

facethemusical · 03/04/2026 09:40

Havingasmashingtime · 03/04/2026 08:43

Wow what a bunch of sad women slagging off men for dying their hair- good forbid what you’d be saying if a man was on here commenting on a woman’s dyed hair.
lets just allow people to look HOW THEY CHOOSE.

It's ok, nobody dyed.

likelysuspect · 03/04/2026 09:42

youbizarrehorse · 02/04/2026 23:28

Women get nothing but shit when they DON’T dye their hair. Men are mocked when they do. It’s a funny old world.

I was just about to say, what a bizarre thread!!

How many women dye their hair (hands up, me). Whats strange or unusual about that?

Ive seen tons of women with quite dark hair and grey roots, no one mocks them (quite rightly).

ToffeeShocks · 03/04/2026 09:48

Havingasmashingtime · 03/04/2026 08:43

Wow what a bunch of sad women slagging off men for dying their hair- good forbid what you’d be saying if a man was on here commenting on a woman’s dyed hair.
lets just allow people to look HOW THEY CHOOSE.

Calm down and have a cup of tea

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 03/04/2026 09:51

tobee · 03/04/2026 00:19

They should definitely be able to afford better surely? I remember thinking that with Paul McCartney. Looks like they borrowed the dye David Beckham uses for his eyebrows 😳.

Maybe Ant & Dec have done it for a dramatic role they are doing? šŸ¤”

Maybe Ant & Dec have done it for a dramatic role they are doing?

Surely nothing could ever top BG and that anguished howl of "he's blind man, he cannne see".

Twoshoesnewshoes · 03/04/2026 09:53

Oh that’s bad!
lol at the vat of man hair dye in the BBC make up room - do you think they hold their feet and dip them in?

CautiousLurker2 · 03/04/2026 09:57

Feel so bad as I had the same thoughts. I also dye my hair (grey seeping in at my temples) but someone needs to inform them of basic rule of aging/hair dyeing is to go for a shade or two lighter than your natural shade. If they really wanted a natural effect, surely they could get a professional colourist to do it and blend in two+ different shades ? They aren’t lacking the funds, are they?

youbizarrehorse · 03/04/2026 10:06

I don’t think this is ā€˜lighthearted’ at all. If two women sat side by side with the same colour of very obviously dyed hair, would that be funny? Or even noteworthy? It’s one thing to notice something like this and maybe pass a comment or two with whoever happens to be sitting with you, but to start a thread about it? That’s a bit sad. Making a public mockery out of someone. Obviously women get far harsher criticism and judgement than men (from both sexes) but there’s no need to be hypocritical.

SunnyAfternoonToday · 03/04/2026 11:01

Summerhillsquare · 03/04/2026 04:06

They look like Lego men.

Ha ha! They do.

NewShow · 03/04/2026 11:08

youbizarrehorse · 03/04/2026 10:06

I don’t think this is ā€˜lighthearted’ at all. If two women sat side by side with the same colour of very obviously dyed hair, would that be funny? Or even noteworthy? It’s one thing to notice something like this and maybe pass a comment or two with whoever happens to be sitting with you, but to start a thread about it? That’s a bit sad. Making a public mockery out of someone. Obviously women get far harsher criticism and judgement than men (from both sexes) but there’s no need to be hypocritical.

I don’t think this is ā€˜lighthearted’ at all. If two women sat side by side with the same colour of very obviously dyed hair, would that be funny

šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø yes, it would, especially if they were millionaires and could have a really great dye job.

Definitely lighthearted except for the grumps who want to moan.

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JumpinJehoshaphat · 03/04/2026 11:13

youbizarrehorse · 03/04/2026 10:06

I don’t think this is ā€˜lighthearted’ at all. If two women sat side by side with the same colour of very obviously dyed hair, would that be funny? Or even noteworthy? It’s one thing to notice something like this and maybe pass a comment or two with whoever happens to be sitting with you, but to start a thread about it? That’s a bit sad. Making a public mockery out of someone. Obviously women get far harsher criticism and judgement than men (from both sexes) but there’s no need to be hypocritical.

Yes, of course it would be noteworthy. Bad dye jobs are worthy of comment regardless of sex.

Dec is definitely looking increasingly Donny Osmond. And Ant’s is looking weird too.

DobbyTheHouseElk · 03/04/2026 11:36

During the one show, they were talking about their new show. Video clip of the new show played (Dec had normal hair) then back to the sofa and it was so obvious that Dec’s hair was totally different. It was comical.

Pureclass · 03/04/2026 15:11

Graham Norton believes that hair transplants dont work and those celebs who openly get it done are just transitioning into wearing wigs.

But surely a wig would look better than these just 4 men dye jobs.

Though I think only Dec has the new hair and Ant has real hair, so maybe as part of the twosome he has to wear a shit wig.

And yes, if I dont know say Amanda Holden turned up on the One Show looking like she'd painted her head with a tin of matt gloss paint there would be a thread about it....they are millionaires