Kelly Ripa.Photo: Gary Gershoff/Getty ImagesKelly Ripahas been very candid when it comes to lettingher gray roots grow out. During the height of the pandemic, the beloved morning talk show host evenstarted a “roots watch” biton her Instagram feed. But during Friday’s episode ofLive with Kelly and Ryan!, Ripa admitted to co-host Ryan Seacrest that she was attempting to hide some of her natural icy hue at the time.“During the early days of the pandemic, I had embraced my gray hair privately while publicly I was using brown eyeshadow to paint my roots some shade that wasn’t Santa Clause white,” Ripa, 51, said.“But in real life, I go, ‘Oh, I look great with gray hair, you can barely tell,'” she joked while shaking her head ‘no.‘Live with Kelly and RyanAfter dabbling with going gray herself and later hearingCher say she will never go gray, Ripa said she decided that she wants to stick with blonde.“Cher was sayingthat gray hair is not for her.She is not caving in, she doesn’t care about the trend — you know, people are embracing their gray hair all over the place. Everybody’s embracing their gray hair,” Ripa explained.“I need to dye my hair,” she added. But she encourages other women to embrace their natural hair color if they wish. “I think certain people look great with their gray hair,” Ripa continued. “I think it depends on the person. I really do.“In May 2020, Ripa spoke on-air aboutmanaging her graysherself from home. She explained that the texture of her hair also changed while letting the natural color come in.“Gray hair has a different texture. Anyone with gray hair can tell you, it’s very wired. It tends to stand up,” she said, adding the ways she’s tried to handle them: “These little clips, and you can see I’ve sprayed them brown too, these little clips really, like, hold the gray.“Live with Kelly and RyanSeemingly confused, Seacrest replied, “It looks blonde to me,” to which Ripa joked, “That’s good. That’s excellent. It’s all part of my sinister plan to fool you.“Cher recently sparked the gray hair discussion when she told PEOPLE that while many stars tried thenatural lookduring the pandemic, her signature jet-black hair is here to stay."[Going gray] is fine for other girls,” she said. “I’m just not doing it!”
Kelly Ripa.Photo: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images
Kelly Ripahas been very candid when it comes to lettingher gray roots grow out. During the height of the pandemic, the beloved morning talk show host evenstarted a “roots watch” biton her Instagram feed. But during Friday’s episode ofLive with Kelly and Ryan!, Ripa admitted to co-host Ryan Seacrest that she was attempting to hide some of her natural icy hue at the time.“During the early days of the pandemic, I had embraced my gray hair privately while publicly I was using brown eyeshadow to paint my roots some shade that wasn’t Santa Clause white,” Ripa, 51, said.“But in real life, I go, ‘Oh, I look great with gray hair, you can barely tell,'” she joked while shaking her head ‘no.‘Live with Kelly and RyanAfter dabbling with going gray herself and later hearingCher say she will never go gray, Ripa said she decided that she wants to stick with blonde.“Cher was sayingthat gray hair is not for her.She is not caving in, she doesn’t care about the trend — you know, people are embracing their gray hair all over the place. Everybody’s embracing their gray hair,” Ripa explained.“I need to dye my hair,” she added. But she encourages other women to embrace their natural hair color if they wish. “I think certain people look great with their gray hair,” Ripa continued. “I think it depends on the person. I really do.“In May 2020, Ripa spoke on-air aboutmanaging her graysherself from home. She explained that the texture of her hair also changed while letting the natural color come in.“Gray hair has a different texture. Anyone with gray hair can tell you, it’s very wired. It tends to stand up,” she said, adding the ways she’s tried to handle them: “These little clips, and you can see I’ve sprayed them brown too, these little clips really, like, hold the gray.“Live with Kelly and RyanSeemingly confused, Seacrest replied, “It looks blonde to me,” to which Ripa joked, “That’s good. That’s excellent. It’s all part of my sinister plan to fool you.“Cher recently sparked the gray hair discussion when she told PEOPLE that while many stars tried thenatural lookduring the pandemic, her signature jet-black hair is here to stay."[Going gray] is fine for other girls,” she said. “I’m just not doing it!”
Kelly Ripahas been very candid when it comes to lettingher gray roots grow out. During the height of the pandemic, the beloved morning talk show host evenstarted a “roots watch” biton her Instagram feed. But during Friday’s episode ofLive with Kelly and Ryan!, Ripa admitted to co-host Ryan Seacrest that she was attempting to hide some of her natural icy hue at the time.
“During the early days of the pandemic, I had embraced my gray hair privately while publicly I was using brown eyeshadow to paint my roots some shade that wasn’t Santa Clause white,” Ripa, 51, said.
“But in real life, I go, ‘Oh, I look great with gray hair, you can barely tell,'” she joked while shaking her head ‘no.’
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After dabbling with going gray herself and later hearingCher say she will never go gray, Ripa said she decided that she wants to stick with blonde.
“Cher was sayingthat gray hair is not for her.She is not caving in, she doesn’t care about the trend — you know, people are embracing their gray hair all over the place. Everybody’s embracing their gray hair,” Ripa explained.
“I need to dye my hair,” she added. But she encourages other women to embrace their natural hair color if they wish. “I think certain people look great with their gray hair,” Ripa continued. “I think it depends on the person. I really do.”
In May 2020, Ripa spoke on-air aboutmanaging her graysherself from home. She explained that the texture of her hair also changed while letting the natural color come in.
“Gray hair has a different texture. Anyone with gray hair can tell you, it’s very wired. It tends to stand up,” she said, adding the ways she’s tried to handle them: “These little clips, and you can see I’ve sprayed them brown too, these little clips really, like, hold the gray.”
Seemingly confused, Seacrest replied, “It looks blonde to me,” to which Ripa joked, “That’s good. That’s excellent. It’s all part of my sinister plan to fool you.”
Cher recently sparked the gray hair discussion when she told PEOPLE that while many stars tried thenatural lookduring the pandemic, her signature jet-black hair is here to stay.
“[Going gray] is fine for other girls,” she said. “I’m just not doing it!”
source: people.com
