What is the longest you’ve gone without getting your haircut?
I’ve never gone longer than 6 months, ever since I was in charge of my own haircare. Typically, I get my hair cut every 8 to 12 weeks. I like to see my stylist that often since I color and heat treat my hair.
There are people who go even more often than I do, visiting the salon every 4 to 6 weeks. Other women go when they feel like it, maybe once a year if they can.
Well, one woman refused to get a haircut for 22 years!
Sue Walker’s hair had gotten so long by 1999, it took 7.5 hours to dry after a shower.
Oprah Winfrey introduced Sue to the audience of The Oprah Winfrey Show, saying:
“Sue hasn’t cut her hair since Farah Fawcett was a Charlie’s Angel 22 years ago. It’s true! Sue’s hair measures 56 inches long.”
To put that in perspective, 56 inches is roughly the height of a 10-year-old child and is only a few inches shy of being 5 feet long.
Sue’s hair measured to 56 inches, but she only stood at 5’4″ herself! Meaning, her hair was only 8 inches shorter than her. She was basically all hair.
For two decades, Sue’s sister Bebe begged her to cut her hair. Bebe finally convinced herself and got her to accept Oprah’s help.
As Sue had claimed the only way she’d ever cut her hair was if she was on Oprah’s show!
But it wasn’t easy. It was like letting go of a friend for Sue. Since she’d been growing her hair for 22 years, Sue had become very attached to it and viewed her hair as a part of her.
Bebe wrote to Oprah:
“I need your help! Enclosed is a picture of my 42-year-old sister, who has hair now down to her ankles. She never wears it down because it gives her headaches. She always wears it up in a bun, which makes her look 15 years older.”
On the show, Sue let Oprah and her makeunder team help her decide which haircut would look best for her.
Sue even let her husband take the first snip! Before the beauty experts did their work, Sue’s husband chopped a giant chunk of his wife’s hair off.
When Bebe saw her sister Sue after her drastic haircut, she actually started to cry! What do you think of Sue’s new look?
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