Keanu Reeves’s girlfriend Alexandra Grant candidly revealed why she refused to dye her distinctive grey hair.
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The 51-year-old visual artist made her first public appearance with the 60-year-old actor back in 2019. The pair were reportedly close friends for years before they began their romance.
Grant is known for rocking a full head of grey hair – which many people love – and has openly stated that she has no intentions of dyeing it.
In December 2019, the artist took to her Instagram page to share a screenshot of a Newsweek article about a study that potentially linked breast cancer with permanent hair colorants and chemical straightening treatments.
Read Grant’s post below:
Sharing the screenshot to her followers, Grant captioned it: “Today’s news… The numbers are staggering, especially for womxn of color.”
“I went gray prematurely in my early 20s… and dyed my hair every color along the way until I couldn’t tolerate the toxicity of the dyes anymore. In my 30’s I let my hair turn ‘blonde’.
“I love and support that every womxn can choose how she wants to look at every age,” she continued. “But/and, if womxn are perishing from beauty standards… then let’s talk about those beauty standards. Love to all womxn!”
Many of Grant’s followers agreed with her sentiments and shared their own similar experiences, with one user penning: “I’m about 1.5 months into my journey to simply embrace who I am. I started greying at 22. I am 37. Thanks for being nothing but yourself!”
Another user wrote: “You have beautiful hair, Alexandra. I covered the gray roots of my dark brown hair for years, but finally stopped. Now snow white and very nice.”
A third commented: “I saw this as well. Such a frightening thing to know that simply coloring your hair can create such a bad illness. I think your hair is absolutely beautiful! I wish I could pull that amazing color off.
“You are a true inspiration for everyone who feels that they need to cover the grey and change to so many colors. Just be yourself is the message here.”
And, a fourth remarked: “Wow! That’s really scary and something we should all think about before using chemicals. Thank you for sharing it.
“It’s a person’s inner qualities that are most important and make them beautiful. Your hair is stunningly beautiful and you’re an inspiration for women that it’s ok to be natural and unique. Truly beautiful inside and out.”
Many other celebrities have also embraced their grey hair, with actress Andie MacDowell – whose gray hair started coming in during quarantine – opening up to Glamour magazine about the significance of the look.
“When I pulled it up in a bun, all you could see was the salt-and-pepper, which is what I am, you know, dark and silver,” she said. “I like to compare myself to George Clooney because why not?
“I’ve been saying for a while now it was time for me, personally, to make that transition because I felt like it was appropriate for my personality and just who I am,” she added.
