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Katherine Heigl’s Bouffant: Love It or Hate It?

06/09/2010 at 06:10 PM ET

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Talk about rocking a ‘killer’ look! While on the road promoting her new film Killers, Katherine Heigl has been going wild changing up her hair. Certainly the star has never shied from switching up her style — even going from brunette to blonde and back again in a day! But when she headed to London for today’s U.K. debut, the 31-year-old actress amped up the look — and quite possibly her age, with a structured bouffant that reminded us of the sprayed-in-place coifs from the Reagan-era ’80s. Paging Designing Women! Though the chic mom can pull off just about any look, it’s a distinct departure from the soft-and-pretty Hollywood hair standard we’re used to seeing on the red carpet. Tell us: Do you like Katherine’s big bouffant?

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Dominique on

Katherine’s hair looks beautiful like that. She is so pretty! ♥♥

Daphne on

Wow, she doesn’t look a day over 55!! Katherine Heigl and Hayden Panetiere seem to be getting tips from the same book: “How to age yourself 30 years in 30 minutes!”

Jazzy on

I think it makes her look classy and beautiful! You go Girl!

Tiff on

It reminds me of my great-great aunt…she wore her hair like that for 50 years. I don’t think this looks good on her at all!!! no no no no no

Kirra on

HAHA IT LOOKS FUNNY I LOVE HER BUT THE HAIR DOESNT LOOK GOOD AT ALL

MIKA on

omg i actually love this hair style on her so the person who commented above me needs to shut up!!

Tina on

She looks very pretty and its fine for a special occasion but too “beauty queen” for everyday wear.

jordana on

wow that is hilarious

Mini on

CLASS OF 2010 BABY SENIORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOLA on

hey mini ur dumb comment need to be erased ^^^^^^^^^^^^

Mini on

ok shut up i dont care

dakota millsap on

wow she looks like my grandma

Dinx on

oh boy! doesn’t suit her at all. She’s young and sexy she doesn’t need to look like a grandma!

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Teena on

why does she always wear styles that make her look older than she is?

msky1981 on

I don’t like it, it makes her look old!

Debbie on

YUCK!!!!

She looks 50 years old but her face is still very pretty.

SR on

I was looking at a pic of my Grandmother at age 45 from the 1940′s and thinking of how much younger we all look now at age 45 because of better health care and frankly style. Katherine, you just sent us all back to housecoats.

Sandi on

Or, she is in production for her new film, playing a bounty hunter named Stephanie PLUM !?!?! LOL

Randi on

It’s bad but isn’t she always…

Meghan on

EWWWWWWW

Shawna on

Looks like Delta Burke or Anne Hathaway in Brokeback Mountain.

suzy diamond on

OH NO….don’t like it! Love her, think she’s beautiful but why does she want to look like my mother? She looks too old, too dowdy! What’s she thinkin’?

Brooke on

LOOOOOOVE it! Love her, she’s beautiful… and big hair on her looks amazing!!

jasmine on

WHAT is going on here??! what is that?

LJ on

She looks like Kara Dioguardi

Emily on

Very cute!! I really like it.

Narcissa on

Whoever told her that this was a good look on her, was LYING! This looks horrible on her!

Elda on

She has the face of an Angel n She looks Gorgeous!

Lena on

No. She looks like she should be singing at the Grand Ole Opry.

gagirl on

MIKA, grow up. Just because people don’t share your opinion doesn’t mean they need to shup up only because you don’t want to hear it. So in light of that, I’ll say again that her hair looks a MESS. She aged herself by a good decade. Not only is the style just tragic and frozen in time by Aqua Net but the color doesn’t suit her either.

Lori on

She is so beautiful but the bouffant has to go. The color is nice but she does look much older.

Di on

She looks cute in an old fashion sort of way.

karen on

1) it is HEINOUS. 2) who wrote this article?! dude, learn how to spell for God’s sake. you’re a “journalist”.

minnie on

There is something about her…I just hate her..I refuse to watch any movie she is in..so is SOOOO overrated..and not a very good actress..

Barbara on

sorry but umm, no. I don’t like the hairstyle or the color change (the eyebrows don’t match) but then again I’m not a fan of Ms. Heigl. Whatever floats her boat I suppose,

Greta on

Wow, is she trying to age herself or is she going to play Loretta Lynn in a movie.

nicole on

its good for a special occasion but now for everyday

Seriously? on

There are women in Texas and New Jersey that look like that every day.

Amber on

Her style is for her character Stephanie Plum. If you are aware of this book series and the movie being shot, it would all make sense :)

kris on

I wonder if she enjoyed a nice early bird special before the premiere? Perhaps she can now recommend a good denture adhesive. Is she also rocking control top pantyhose and orthopedic flats?

Sharon on

I love her – but I still like her better as a blond.

coco on

GAG!!!!!!!

Aimee on

Well, she is getting a lot of free press…Live large, I say, and to heck what others think.

Loretta on

OMG, it looks great but the 80′s is definately back!

jeanni on

ha ha daphne- i completely agree!!!!

bethany on

A little too 80s Marie Osmond I think… Also makes her look older, and sort of Stepford wife-ish.

Lesli on

SHE SHOULD PLAY THE “STEPHANIE PLUM” WRITTEN ERIN EVANOVICH.
AND NIECY NASH SHOULD PLAY LULA!!!

maya on

It’s funny how so many bottle-blondes go back to their roots after they make in in Hollyweird. She looks old.

cerlyn on

She looks like my 60 yr old aunt…and like she’d smell like cigarette smoke and white chantilly perfume.

Tricia on

Can anyone say Julia Sugarbaker (RIP Dixie Carter)

C4 on

She looks so OLD!

Fred on

With that hairstyle, she looks as if she were auditioning for the role of LORETTA LYNN in the Broadway musical COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER.

Donna on

She would look good anyway she does it up — She is a beautiful girl inside and out

dani on

Um…not a good look for her. And coloring your hair back and forth that way can’t be good for the hair.

Jae on

Good hair color on her (don’t go blonde anymore), but the hair is too big.

tracy on

this does not look good at all!! she looks old and looks much better as a blonde

Tam on

YUK! She is a beautiful woman but that hair is horrible….

Lisa on

Nope, uh uh.

nvsue on

The color is flattering to her skin tone and it brings out her beautiful eyes but the style is pretty matronly!

Kim on

Love the hair… would love it more if it wasn’t so stiff. I forgot that she’s only 31… maybe it’s the hair and crows feet and wrinkles under her eyes that make her look 50. Bad pic, but love the hair concept.

JENN on

She reminds me of a young Julia Roberts.

dianne on

ugh – style too old and color is way too dark.

Deborah on

I don’t like it all….what was she thinking???

EF on

She is beautiful, but that hair do has go to go!! I was watching her in the first season of Greys and she looked her best then….she should stay blonde!

Angelina on

She is not even attractive enough to be a celebrity to begin with. I don’t even have to comment on the hair.

Lisa on

Its aging her too much. Also it looks dated.

Monique Perello on

Katherine Heigl can rock anything – she’s classy and soooo beautiful. But I do not prefer her as a brunette, golden locks suit her much better; and the hairstyle is best left for the likes of Delta Burke… Love ya anyhow, Katherine! :)

BG on

Folks, its okay to love the person but not the hair. Anyone who says that hair-do looks good is on something, honestly. Come on. It makes her look good, color is wrong, the puff is wrong, its all wrong, especially with the dark clothes.
Lets be real people.

tld on

Old lady hair. thats all I have to say.

Rachel on

Holy Plastered Can O spray!

Emily on

Hate it. She is beautiful but this hairstyle does not suit her. She needs to stay with blonde hair…or maybe auburn but the brown is too dark for her unless she tans to neutralize it.

Dusty King on

I’m from Texas – so I have seen loads of BIG HAIR – but this: no. Don’t much like it on ANYONE!!!

eh on

Heinous. She is making herself look more stereotypical mom everyday. Too bad, she had nice things to work with.

Josie on

My mom used to wear her hair like that. Then she got style.

Sarah on

I wonder how many can of hair spray that took? I don’t think she looks bad, she just looks very “southern lady in the 80′s” to me. A tornado probably couldn’t knock that hair down.

Debbie on

she is very pretty but it makes her much older looking…not a good look sorry :(

Jon on

I do like Katherine’s big bouffant!

Abba on

Ha ha! She looks like Julia Roberts in Steel Magnolias!

Kari on

I will be honest it makes her look older than she really is.

Kristin on

Does anyone else think she looks like Dixie Carter? I love her, but the hair is very 80′s…

janessa on

HATE IT!!

MAS on

Designing Women called, they want their hair back.

michele on

Eek! Texas, 1985! She’s beautiful, but this hairstyle is not flattering at all. For that matter, the dark color isn’t doing her any favors, either. Go back to soft blonde, please!!

Jen on

I don’t like it at all!

Susan Lewis on

She looks very nice, it suits her.

Jae on

All I can think of is Steel Magnolia’s when Shelby said just make it look like a brown football helmet. Not a particularly good look for Katherine!

JamesRegal on

Hi Mom!

Suzanne on

I love it! She looks amazing. She totally rocks this hairstyle. I can’t say enough about the way she looks. It’s SO pretty on her. She should think of keeping this look. Incredible

Annie on

The people who are commenting that they enjoy this hairstyle on her are most likely 50+ years old. There is no other explanation, other than pure bad taste

Miley on

Love her, but she’s too young for that hair!!

madison on

This makes her look SO old. oh my god shes only like 35 and this makes her look like 46

Brianna on

She literally looks like she’s 55 and guest starring in some sort of Dallas remake. Not just because of her hair, but because of the way she behaves as an actress, I have lost so much respect for her. I used to love her and watch all her movies and be devoted to Grey’s Anatomy, now, I don’t think anything she’s in is worth watching.

BdotG on

Ummmm she is pretty but the hair ages her. I don’t mean to be negative by it at all. Just because someone doesn’t care for a certain look doesn’t mean they are being negative. You can’t MAKE someone like something. But if you dont care for a certain person/look/style, you should express your opinion with couth and maturity.

Beth on

Is she flashbacking to being in an 80′s soap opera?

debbie on

she looks like my Nana!

Melanie sitarz on

That hair style is sooooo 10 years ago. Don’t think it looks gone on her either. She also needs to lighten her hair.

KO on

Hate the style, hate that color on her.

Lacy on

I would imagine that her hair looks like this because she is filming the movie One For The Money featuring the character of Stephanie Plum. I love these books. Katherine Heigl is going to ruin the character for me.

Andrea on

Hey Katherine,
Peggy Bundy called and she wants her hair back!

Heather on

Wow, her hair is more country than most country singers. June Cash wants her hair back (and not Reese Witherspoon’s cute version of her).

Steph on

She looks RIDICULOUS.

Diana on

Yeah she may look ok technically!! But fashionable the hair sucks!!! It is a horriable look!!

Kim on

Dear God, NO. She’s a pretty woman, but this hairstyle is terrible.

Kelsie on

I think she looks gorgeous, classy, and elegant! I love it!

Olivia on

I think she looks better blond, but that’s just my opinion!!

Monica on

LOVE IT… A NICE CHANGE-UP. BUT THEN, SHE WOULD LOOK SPECTACULAR IN ANY STYLE. WAY TO GO KATE!!!

Brooke on

HATE IT!!! It reminds me of when my mom used to insist on styling my hair for school pictures back in the day, UGH! She should get a new stylist because someone seriously misled her.

Jenn on

I like the idea of it, I just don’t think it was executed properly. But her dress is amazing, and she still looks really pretty!

Sarah on

Hate it, but then I hate all things Kathryn Heigl! Her hair looks as fake as she is.

bill on

HATE IT!

Suzanne on

She looks so amazing that I had to come back to look at the photo again! I seriously think she needs to keep this hairstyle. She is kickin it old school and looks hot.

Catherine on

I don’t think it suits her at all!

She looks really old :/

I love Katherine, but my god. Her hair is horrible.

Kiki on

She is an actress, has anyone thought that this might be her look for a new film?? DUHH… Stop criticising and get yourself a life, don’t be hating on Ms.Heigl. Whatever reason she did it for, she’s a beautiful woman with lots of money, so she’s free to do whatever the fudge she wants! She might have that today, and tomorrow she can have blonde hair down her waist!

TellinItLikeItIs on

Kiki~ Maybe you should get a life? We have the right to our own opinion so shut ‘the fudge’ up! You should get a new name too if that is your real name. That is another term for the VJ in the Phillipines.
BTW, this chick is not even pretty enough to be getting paid the crazy amounts she does.

Mona Mae on

She looks great with her hair in any shape or color because she’s a beautiful lady and nothing can change that. The catty comments I think come from little talking heads who can only think in a “current fashion” mode. Fashion realy has nothing to do with “good taste” or “true beauty” which are timeless.

 

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