You might be used to seeing Drew Barrymore and Valerie Bertinelli as brunettes. However, when the two got together on Barrymore’s show, they both tried a new look that involved gray hair.
“The Drew Barrymore Show” took to Instagram to share a video of Bertinelli’s appearance, and added a caption that noted, “Celebrity hairstylist [Chris Appleton] pulls off the most unexpected hair transformation for Drew and [Valerie Bertinelli]! 😍”
In the video, Bertinelli first emerges in a gray wig before Barrymore also tries one on. Both ladies look amazing and absolutely slay the silvery shades.
Valerie Wants to Know If She Should Go Gray
Following her appearance on Barrymore’s show, Bertinelli hopped onto Instagram to share a photo of herself in the gray wig. She also had a few questions for her followers, which she included in the caption of her post, writing, “Should I do it? Should I grow out my grey? 🤔😝 … But what is the real question—the one lurking in the shadows— is it about something deeper? Does it have more to do with identity?”
“Who do I see when I look at myself? There’s the version the world sees and the me that only I know,” she added. “No one else, just me. The inside me and the outside me. Is one more important than the other? Should they sync up? What if they don’t?”
Noting that she “think[s] it’s a little about self-perception and the friction between how we feel and how we appear,” she went on to say that “[i]t’s about the version of ourselves we feel comfortable showing. It’s about how much of ourselves we choose to see in the mirror. What are we reflecting upon and what is reflecting back to us?”
Wondering if she’s perhaps not alone in her thinking and questions, she continued, “I see so many beautiful women who gloriously grow out their grey and if I can be completely honest, I’m a little envious. I’m not quite sure I’m there yet.”
Friends & Fans Sent Valerie Encouraging Messages
If Bertinelli does decide to let her gray hair grow, then she’ll have a lot of support. Her friends and fans made that clear when they left encouraging messages on her Instagram post.
Appleton wrote, “You are so beautiful you can do it all.”
Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt also left a comment, saying, “You look hot.”
“One of the best things you’ll ever do for yourself. Freedom,” came from another follower.
Someone else wrote, “Yes!! … it’s the best decision I ever made. It’s a process that will help you grow so much. 🙌”
