Some roles are hair-raising! Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the times when celebs' tresses were fried, cut and/or damaged due to their jobs.
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00:00 "I'm not going to stop the wheel. I'm going to break the wheel."
00:05 Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the times when celebs'
00:10 tresses were fried, cut, and/or damaged due to their jobs.
00:14 "My hair color has nothing to do with my psychological problem!"
00:17 Number 10. Kate Winslet, Titanic
00:21 A natural blonde, Winslet dyed her locks for Titanic.
00:25 Indeed, James Cameron wanted her character Rose DeWitt Bucator to have vibrant red tresses.
00:30 Initially excited by the bold idea, Winslet was on board. No pun intended.
00:38 However, in the long run, this would cause her some major frustrations.
00:43 For roughly two years, the future Oscar-winning actress struggled to return to her natural color.
00:48 "Jack, this is impossible."
00:52 The heat damage due to excessive curling probably didn't do her any favors either.
00:57 In the end, Winslet appears to have returned to her original color.
01:01 But her hair journey definitely serves as a cautionary tale.
01:05 "I know what you must be thinking. Poor little rich girl. What does she know about misery?"
01:11 Number 9. Robert Pattinson, Good Time
01:14 Robert Pattinson went all-in for his high-octane role in the 2017 crime flick Good Time.
01:20 "Sniff his coat!"
01:21 Part of the process involved doing some serious damage to his hair.
01:25 Production required him to sport a few different looks and colors,
01:28 including a bleach blonde and messy 'do.
01:31 This meant his locks went through a lot, including his bangs being doused with peroxide.
01:36 "What's that in your hair?"
01:38 "I found some hair dye in your bathroom."
01:44 Unfortunately, the process actually resulted in some hair loss.
01:48 Despite the film being both critically and publicly well-received,
01:52 it seems shooting it was anything but a good time for Pattinson's mane.
01:55 "You don't know what I'm talking about at all."
01:58 Number 8. Jennifer Aniston, Friends
02:01 In the mid-90s, Jennifer Aniston was riding high on her Friends success,
02:05 becoming one of the most famous faces on television as Rachel Green.
02:09 "You're never gonna make it!"
02:10 "Well, I've gotta try!"
02:11 She became even more famous thanks to a little hairstyle known as 'The Rachel'.
02:16 Named after her sitcom character, 'The Cut', courtesy of hair stylist Chris McMillan,
02:20 caused a frenzy.
02:22 "Why on earth would I understand this?"
02:24 The layered look became one of the biggest beauty trends of the decade.
02:28 However, Aniston actually hated it.
02:30 Years later, the morning show actress revealed that she thought it was ugly,
02:34 and couldn't figure out how to style it herself.
02:36 "I didn't hate it there, obviously. I was pretty confident about that, dude."
02:41 "Yeah, check out this hair."
02:44 Luckily, this didn't cause a rift between Aniston and McMillan,
02:47 who still does her hair to this day, just with fewer layers.
02:52 Number 7. Keira Knightley, Various
02:54 Appearing in everything from 'Pride and Prejudice' to 'The Imitation Game',
02:58 Keira Knightley has been one of Hollywood's go-to actresses for period pieces.
03:02 "So, you theorized a machine that could solve any problem.
03:06 It didn't just do one thing, it did everything.
03:08 It wasn't just programmable, it was reprogrammable."
03:11 Her roles have spanned decades and even centuries,
03:14 which means she's had to undergo physical changes to match historical settings many times.
03:18 "For the life of me, I could never understand
03:20 why women's clothes must be so damn complicated."
03:24 "It's just our way of expressing ourselves, I suppose."
03:30 Even for non-period flicks, she's had to change up her color often.
03:33 Thus, Knightley has confessed that one too many dye jobs resulted in her hair suffering
03:38 serious harm. As a result, the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star began opting for wigs,
03:43 which have saved her locks and allowed for some pretty elaborate on-screen coiffures.
03:48 "I don't care. I don't need to leave my mark on the world."
03:52 Even before she was starring in big blockbuster franchises like 'Dune' and 'Spider-Man',
03:59 Zendaya was making a name for herself as a Disney Channel darling.
04:02 "Seriously? I'm in? I'm gonna be on the show every week?"
04:06 When filming one of the network's sitcoms, 'Shake It Up', her hair faced severe injury.
04:11 Due to the negative effects of hot hair styling tools.
04:14 "I accept full responsibility for this and I'm not making any excuses."
04:18 "Cece made me!"
04:20 This affected the growth of her tresses for years thereafter.
04:24 Fast forward to today and Zendaya is one of Tinseltown's most in-demand names,
04:29 which requires her to change up her look frequently.
04:32 "I feel like this isn't a good idea."
04:34 "God, I disagree."
04:36 But now, it looks like her hair is in tip-top shape.
04:40 Number 5. Carrie Mulligan - 'Public Enemies'
04:44 The same year as her breakout role in 2009's 'An Education',
04:48 Carrie Mulligan had a small role in the historical crime thriller 'Public Enemies'
04:52 directed by Michael Mann.
04:53 "Did you get a little marty?"
04:54 "Sure did."
04:55 He requested that the actress dye her hair bleach blonde for the part of Carol.
04:59 While it looked great on camera, behind the scenes, Mulligan was undergoing a hair emergency.
05:05 The chemical treatment caused her fried locks to fall,
05:08 and she had no other choice than to snip it all off.
05:11 "Sorry, I can't do this."
05:13 She ended up becoming well-known for her cute and sweet pixie cut,
05:17 but admitted that she only did it because she had to.
05:20 "Oh, look at this."
05:21 "I think that's good."
05:22 Number 4. Jennifer Lawrence - 'The Hunger Games' Franchise
05:25 Jennifer Lawrence's role in 'The Hunger Games' series saw her go
05:28 from a stunning blonde to a stunning brunette.
05:31 "Thank you for your consideration."
05:34 However, according to the film's hairstylist, Linda Flowers,
05:38 the actress desperately wanted to return to her blonde roots
05:41 between sequels once 'Catching Fire' wrapped filming.
05:44 Unfortunately, this wasn't the best move, as her hair could not handle the transitions.
05:48 "No."
05:49 So, Lawrence had no choice but to make the ultimate hair statement
05:54 and cut it off into a short do.
05:56 Learning her lesson, she went for the safer option of wearing wigs for the 'Mockingjay' flicks,
06:01 and her locks were able to heal.
06:05 "Tonight, turn your weapons to the Capitol."
06:09 Number 3. Charlize Theron - 'Snow White and the Huntsman' and 'Prometheus'
06:15 During press tours, a celebrity's hair is constantly undergoing styling,
06:19 treatment, and general wear and tear.
06:21 Perhaps no one knows this better than Charlize Theron.
06:24 "You're so beautiful."
06:25 "That's kind, child."
06:27 While promoting 'Snow White and the Huntsman' and 'Prometheus' almost simultaneously,
06:32 the actress's hair underwent several styles that caused massive injury to her mane.
06:36 It was fried beyond repair.
06:38 So, she opted to do something drastic when the time came to become Furiosa in 'Mad Max Fury Road.'
06:44 "Alright, here we go."
06:45 Shaving it all off, Theron sported a buzz cut in the Oscar-winning action flick,
06:52 which has become one of her coolest looks to date.
06:55 "You wanna get through this?"
06:56 "Do as I say."
07:01 Number 2. Emilia Clarke - 'Game of Thrones'
07:04 First seven seasons, Emilia Clarke donned icy platinum blonde wigs to
07:09 play the iconic Daenerys Targaryen in 'Game of Thrones.'
07:11 "I am Daenerys Stormborn, of House Targaryen, of the blood of old Valyria.
07:19 I am the Dragon's Daughter, and I swear to you that those who would harm you will die screaming."
07:29 However, for the final season, Clarke bid adieu to the trusty hairpieces and actually
07:34 dyed her brunette locks. Like Daenerys' controversial reign of terror,
07:38 the damage to her hair was intense.
07:40 "Alright then. I didn't mean to."
07:51 Clarke admitted that the bleach quote "killed" her mane,
07:54 and thus, she was forced to snip her long locks into a bob.
07:58 Though of course, she rocked that too. It's now been years since 'Game of Thrones' wrapped,
08:02 and it appears that her hair has returned to its shiny and healthy state.
08:06 "I either feel most beautiful the first day I wash my hair,
08:09 'cause if you're like me and you only wash your hair twice a week, they're special days."
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08:29 1. Ariana Grande - Victorious
08:34 If there's anything higher than Ariana Grande's vocals, it's her instantly recognizable ponytail.
08:39 The updo became her signature style, but its existence wasn't just an aesthetic choice at
08:49 first. Indeed, it was due to her job on Nickelodeon's Victorious. The "Yes,
08:54 Anne" singer portrayed Cat Valentine on the sitcom, and the part required the natural brunette to go
08:59 red. To maintain the fiery crimson shade, Grande needed dye sessions every two weeks. Sadly,
09:07 the excessive treatment caused major breakage for years, which is why she opted to wear her
09:13 hair up with extensions in order to conceal the damage. Have you ever had a major hair
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