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Millie Bobby Brown may be rocking luscious curls for her reprised stint as the van-flipping, Eggo-eating Eleven on season two of Stranger Things, but she hasn’t forgotten her character’s signature shaved head from season one. In fact, she just shared a message about the hairstyle that was so powerful, it’s inspiring women the world over to share their OWN shaved headshots on social media.
Taking to Twitter on Saturday, the 13-year-old, who has cited the shaved hair look as her all-time favorite coif, reveals she misses the buzzed style, writing “Shaving your head is so empowering. You don’t need hair to be beautiful. You are beautiful with or without. I learnt that too x.”
i miss my shaved head
— Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebbrown) January 14, 2018
shaving your head is so empowering. You don't need hair to be beautiful. You are beautiful with or without. I learnt that too x
— Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebbrown) January 14, 2018
As she shared in a tweet later that day that showed the moment her tresses were shorn, that “was the most empowering moment of [her] whole life,” with the young actress writing, “The last strand of hair cut off was the moment my whole face was on show and I couldn’t hide behind my hair like I used to. As I looked in the mirror I realized I had one job to do. Inspire.”
The day I shaved my head was the most empowering moment of my whole life. The last strand of hair cut off was the moment my whole face was on show and I couldn’t hide behind my hair like I used to. As I looked in the mirror I realized I had one job to do. Inspire. pic.twitter.com/k65c7dGId1
— Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebbrown) January 14, 2018
Inspire, she did: Followers immediately began responding with stories of how they were terrified to shave their heads, but feel much better about doing so now.
Amen to that!! Inspired by Eleven and never felt better 🖤🦄💇🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/59lqTqIO9T
— Morgan Summers (@morganesummers) January 14, 2018
i've been wanting to shave my head but i've always been afraid that i would look ugly. thank you for the encouragement, millie. 💓
— des (@80SREDDlE) January 14, 2018
You were my inspiration! pic.twitter.com/lo8dzxVC55
— Shonda Mackey (@ShondaLaurelee) January 14, 2018
What a powerful message. Eleven forever and ever!
What do you think of Millie Bobby Brown’s outlook on hair? Tell us @BritandCo!
(Photos via Joe Scarnici/Getty)
