Legendary rocker Cher, long known for her outrageous sartortial style, turned up in London this week sporting platinum blonde locks. And while a spokesperson for the diva earlier refused to comment on whether the hair was her own – “Cher never reveals,” says the rep – the iconic star later came clean on her hair-raising antics: “I love wigs and always have.”
Cher crossed the pond to promote her upcoming album, Living Proof. At a luncheon to discuss the disc earlier this week, some wondered how the famous brunette coped with the rigours of bleached hair. The star admits it’s rather easy: “It’s no trouble at all being blonde because it’s not my real hair, it’s a wig.”
“I was browsing for wigs before I came to Europe and I bought four in all different styles,” she says. “I’m travelling with the four at the moment and I put them on depending on my mood.”
The wigs – valued at more than £1,000 each – are made from real human hair. “They feel just like the real thing,” says Cher. “They are easier to manage than my own hair, and the stylist is mostly responsible for them… I love the flexibility.
“My real hair is all under here, real tight to the head, that’s all. It is long and brunette. There’s nothing wrong with my hair, but I love wigs, and always have. They are so low maintenance. It just makes it easier to change my image.” Cher’s latest looks include a spiky blonde – “I’m going to be Meg Ryan,” she says – and a red fringed do.
This is not Cher’s first foray into faux hair. She has donned shocking extensions on tour for decades, and famously changed wigs mid-evening at the 2000 Emmy Awards. At first she appeared at the ceremony as a brunette, but, after losing out for Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Programme, she reemerged with new locks, joking she was so shocked over the loss she turned blonde.
Cher is set to appear on Top Of The Pops this week – likely in a long, platinum Nordic number – and on Michael Parkinson’s BBC1 show. Her latest single, The Music’s No Good Without You, hits the UK on November 5. The album is expected later that month before reaching US shelves early next year.
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