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Kellie Pickler Shaves Her Head in Support of Cancer-Fighting Friend

09/05/2012 at 10:45 AM ET

Kellie Pickler Shaved Head
Courtesy Russ Harrington

Now this is friendship. Kellie Pickler appeared in a video clip on Good Morning America Wednesday sporting a very different look: a totally shaved head.

The country starlet buzzed off her blonde locks on Tuesday in support of her best friend, Summer Holt Miller, 36, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in June and is starting chemotherapy treatments on Thursday.

“Cancer does not discriminate,” Pickler said in a release. Added Miller, “If this compels even one person to change their mentality toward waiting until the age of 40 for their mammogram, then it will be worth it.”

Miller — who has a family history of breast cancer — has always been vigilant about self-exams, and asked her doctor for a mammogram when she felt something might be wrong. After doctors did find a tumor, the mother of two underwent a double mastectomy, and was declared cancer-free in August (her chemotherapy treatments will help ensure the cancer doesn’t come back).

Pickler called Tuesday a “life-changing day,” and Miller made the reasons for shaving her head clear on her Caring Bridge website. “I was told that it was mentally much easier to do it this way than to wake up with my hair on my pillow,” she wrote. “I’m really not that apprehensive about shaving my head. It is hair and it will grow back.” Catch a behind-the-scenes clip of the women shaving their heads on Tuesday here. What do you think of Pickler’s move? And leave your well-wishes for Miller in the comments below! 

–Kate Hogan

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clay on September 9th, 2012

Gee, she’ pretty as she is with hair, and such an amazing voice, no she shows how amazing her heart is.

Poppy Rock on September 10th, 2012

You Go Girl !!! I don’t think Kellie Pickler would do anything that was not from her her, she might be young but she has an old and rich soul….and by the way they both also looks Damn Good shaven head..Much XOXOX to you Kellie and Millier. *Poppy*

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Georgia on September 21st, 2012

I happen to be a real fan of Kelly’s from when she was on American Idol, I find her to be delightful & real, nothing phony about her! This was a true act of love! She was on Ellens show & I am so angry with Ellen for her show of cruelty & disregard for Kelly’s feelings and how she humilliated her on her show that day by insisting on shaving her initials in the back of Kellys head! Ellen made a total mess of the beautiful job that the lady had done and Kelly kept telling her just so she couldn’t see it!! Ellen kept doing more and more till it was on the side of Kelly’s head. It was disgraceful, she should be ashamed of herself for embarassing Kelly like that!!

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