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Olivia Colman’s newly grown long grey hair

307 replies

Madamefroufrou · 30/09/2026 10:27

This time last year she sported her usual brunette wavy pixie cut showing
all of her face.
This week she has long crinkly shades of grey hair we are led to believe
she has grown in twelve months, embracing the grey/natural ageing.
Does anyone have an opinion on this phenomenon or believe this heavy
hanging hank of hair looks attractive, or is it perhaps a Statement.

OP posts:
Turophiles · 30/09/2026 10:30

‘We are led to believe’? Do you think Olivia Coleman is defrauding the general public about her hair? 🙄

Bacha1910 · 30/09/2026 10:30

I thought she looked great

user97564753256 · 30/09/2026 10:30

It’ll be for an acting role I presume? She’s usually quite short haired.
It looks fine, got her pictures in the paper which is what acting types live for isn’t it?😂
She looks great short or long I think.

HoldMyWine · 30/09/2026 10:31

I did wonder how she has managed to grow her hair so quickly. A wig maybe ? She is still irritating as fuck whichever.

susiedaisy1912 · 30/09/2026 10:31

Photo?

EmpressStorm · 30/09/2026 10:32

susiedaisy1912 · 30/09/2026 10:31

Photo?

Don’t be lazy, just google 😂

Duckyfondant · 30/09/2026 10:33

I like it

EmpressStorm · 30/09/2026 10:33

Op, I thought she looked great, but I think it ages her, if she was a stranger I’d assume she was in her 60s.

but I think it’s her real hair.

issyforqueen · 30/09/2026 10:33

HoldMyWine · 30/09/2026 10:31

I did wonder how she has managed to grow her hair so quickly. A wig maybe ? She is still irritating as fuck whichever.

Isn't she just?. I saw part of her performance in the Crown, it was cringeworthy. I don't know why she's celebrated..

HowDoYouSolveAProblemLikeMyRear · 30/09/2026 10:34

Good point that it's presumably not 100% natural.

But I LOVE the look. I'd love for more women to embrace aging - greying or grey hair, wrinkled skin.

The obsession with looking youthful seems shallow. The grey hair trend a few years ago was a small step forward, but still with a polished "dyed grey" sort of look. I love that OC's hair looked greying and natural. Beautiful.

susiedaisy1912 · 30/09/2026 10:35

EmpressStorm · 30/09/2026 10:32

Don’t be lazy, just google 😂

But I didn’t start the thread 😁

Sulgari · 30/09/2026 10:37

I have long white hair but look after it to keep it shiny

I don’t know why you’d get extensions to look like frizzy unkempt hair, so I presume it’s for her work

Sulgari · 30/09/2026 10:38

HoldMyWine · 30/09/2026 10:31

I did wonder how she has managed to grow her hair so quickly. A wig maybe ? She is still irritating as fuck whichever.

I do agree with this!

SharkyBait · 30/09/2026 10:38

I think she looks great with longer grey hair.

issyforqueen · 30/09/2026 10:38

susiedaisy1912 · 30/09/2026 10:35

But I didn’t start the thread 😁

Fair point!

sweetpickle2 · 30/09/2026 10:39

“heavy hanging hank of hair”- no need to ask how you feel about it OP. Did you start a thread just to slag off someone’s looks?

I think she looks great.

issyforqueen · 30/09/2026 10:39

A "Statement" of what, OP?

Ohcrap082024 · 30/09/2026 10:41

I agree that the speed of her hair growth does seem remarkable considering the average rate would be 6 inches per year. I notice that she had all the hair swept over to one side probably to make it look thicker and fuller than it actually is. Maybe a few extensions?

Her hair is very similar to mine since peri. A mix of curly, wavy, frizzy, straight bits, grey bits, dark bits. Can look great with decent products and time but can be very unreliable.

I think it is a statement of some sort from Olivia rather than a role (as she could just wear a wig if the role required longer hair).

Justaquestionplease · 30/09/2026 10:42

I really dislike grey hair in general. I know it's trendy to say it looks great but it's so incredibly aging. I couldn't believe she's only 52...she looks much older

Plumtopped · 30/09/2026 10:42

ViaRia01 · 30/09/2026 10:33

It’s not that long… I think she could have grown it in 12 months. Elle magazine seems to think it is extension: https://www.elle.com/uk/beauty/hair/a73936690/olivia-colman-grey-hair-extensions/

Either way, who cares? She looks lovely.

Oh she looks great. That's a lot of hair. I don't think she's grown it in 12m, but she's not "leading anyone to believe" that she has.

glendabrownlow · 30/09/2026 10:42

I wasn't expecting to like it but having looked now, I think she looks lovely.

issyforqueen · 30/09/2026 10:44

Justaquestionplease · 30/09/2026 10:42

I really dislike grey hair in general. I know it's trendy to say it looks great but it's so incredibly aging. I couldn't believe she's only 52...she looks much older

It's not "trendy", it's personal preference. It's meaningless to say that she looks older than her age, what should 52 look like?

GoodGirlFaith · 30/09/2026 10:44

'Phenomenon' 😂

I thought her hair looked lovely as it always does and she is a beautiful, very talented woman.

Dartmoorcheffy · 30/09/2026 10:46

that hairstyle really suits her

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