Kate Hudson thinks every woman should shave their head at least once

Lorraine

With the warm temperatures approaching (God, I hope so), you might start to consider chopping off your locks to fend off the spring and summer heat. If you need any inspiration, you might want to check in with Kate Hudson, who recently rocked a shaved head for her role in the upcoming movie, Sister.

While in London for a Q&A session organized by the British Fashion Council’s charitable initiative, the Fashion Trust, Kate sat down with ITV’s Lorraine Kelly. During the interview, Kate, whose buzzcut has grown out into an adorable pixie, recalls the day her Sister director, Sia, and her six-year-old son, Bingham, took clippers to her formerly long blond locks. She recalled, “It’s funny because when you’re doing it for a role you don’t really think about it because you’re just ready for it, you’re like ‘let’s do this’. But when it was done, it was like: ‘Oh, my head’s shaved… oh my god!'”

The 37-year-old actress went on to say of the “liberating” chop, “I really loved it; I actually miss it.” From the way she talked, she hinted that even her beau, Danny Fujikawa might be missing the short ‘do as well, pointing out that “My boyfriend used to rub my head and it would put me right to sleep, and I’ll never forget that sensation of just falling asleep to him rubbing my head and I’d never felt anything like that before.”

And, if you were inspired to give yourself a shave after Kate sharing that it’s great for those who like to workout, as it “cuts down on time spent post-sweat,” she told Lorraine’s audience that, “I honestly think that a woman in her life at one point needs to just chop it all off.” 

Any takers? Not me. I almost cried when I got two inches of my hair cut off a few months ago (it was halfway down my back). I do think that Kate looks fabulous with that blond pixie and I’m getting really curious about Sister. Sia’s videos are amazing, and to see her helm the tale of “a sober drug dealer and their disabled sister” could be interesting.

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  1. Shotcaller says:

    I get it. There’s something powerful about losing something that’s supposed to define you and realizing it wasn’t as important as you thought it was. It feels brave. You’re amazing because of what’s inside.

    • Naddie says:

      Yes! Women and hair have an unhealthy relationship since ever, so I get what she’s saying.

    • Josephine says:

      I agree, too. I’ve often thought about how freeing it must be for men to just shower and go even though that’s basically what I do since I have curly hair and do nothing with it. But I think somewhere in the back of my mind I think I should be doing more with my hair and look in general, and I can’t imagine many men have that nagging little thought.

      And for the record, I really love her hair. Her look has always been relatively plain and I think the hair really stands out.

      • Dolkite says:

        Did you ever think how horrible it is for men when they lose their hair through no choice of their own, and they’re either laughed at or told to suck it up and “own it”?

    • Shotcaller says:

      As a woc I can tell you the insanity is real lol. Yet another reason I’m rocking my little Halle pixie. In my 40s now and I just can’t gaf what anyone thinks. I first cut it in my mid-20s after a lengthy illness. It was armpit length and every woman in the salon acted as if I were personally insulting them or letting black women down. I didn’t blame them because I understand the history but damn, let it go people. Let other people’s bullshit go and just breathe.

      • Rumi says:

        Shotcaller, yes!
        I’ve wanted to do it but haven’t worked up the courage yet.
        But from peers who have done it they have said it’s liberating.

      • Shotcaller says:

        Rumi
        I’ve grown my hair back out twice but always return to my beloved pixie. When I throw on a black sweater, finger comb my damp hair with a little gel and put on my matte red lipstick and head out I wonder why I ever used to hide behind my hair. When you’re ready you’ll do it. You’ll divorce yourself from both gender and racial norms and you’ll rock your look on your own terms. And you’ll purchase gorgeous new earrings 😉

      • Spicecake38 says:

        I first cut my hair in my twenties,and have had it chopped several times post illnesses when it was thick and long but falling out.I can attest that short hair is so freeing,but just hitting 42 I’m also going to say that for me ,no makeup,only skin care and lip gloss with a zero fuss ponytail is the most freeing for me!I’m pale and blonde I depended on hair and makeup to feel pretty,people judge what you do with your looks and don’t even realize they do- “are you sick ” that’s what I heard when I first went minimalist with my looks and my comment was usually “no this is who I really am”And for the record not giving a damn about what people think issuper liberating IMO

      • Rumi says:

        Thank you Shotcaller 😘😘

      • Shotcaller says:

        Spicecake38
        That’s what I’m talking about!

        Rumi
        Keep me posted 🙂 i think you’ll enjoy this:
        http://blakhandside.blogspot.com/2009/07/when-black-women-cut-all-their-hair-off.html

    • Lexie says:

      Yes. I would do it if it wouldn’t upset my husband so much. I remember getting my first bob just after we got engaged and promising myself I’d never go back to long hair again! (Husband loves the bob and collar-bone length shag I’m currently rocking)

      I’d love to try a pixie cut too.

  2. shelley* says:

    Easy to say when you look like her, I looked like Vin Diesel when I shaved my head. Short hair does really suit her, I have to say.

    • Astrid says:

      +1

    • PGrant's Girl says:

      I shaved my head in college. I loved that it cut down my shower time every day because I wasn’t shampooing and conditioning mid-back-length hair all the time, but I also do *not* have the bone structure for no hair. So I grew it back out. And the back grew faster than the top, so I had to keep shaving the back or else I would have had a mullet!

    • Shotcaller says:

      And I’m loving her natural teeth. So cute!

    • lucy2 says:

      Yeah I would NOT look good.
      Every woman should do what they want. If that’s shave their head, awesome. If that’s have long hair, awesome.

    • AbbeyRoad says:

      +1 I had to shave mine for reasons I detailed below and I had a transitional stage before shaving it all where it was about 2 inches. I looked like Buzz from “Home Alone.”

      A very unsung Feminist Icon.

    • Wilder says:

      Yes, and Kate has the money and time to keep on top of that hair as it’s growing back – she’s probably been to the hairdresser once every two weeks since she started growing it out so it wouldn’t look ridiculous.

      I’ve often wished I could shave my head or rock a pixie, but I’m too self-conscious about my double chin.

  3. Liberty says:

    I have had three friends who had their heads shaved.

    Of course, they were going through chemo, radiation, and surgery. THEY were brave.

    • Shotcaller says:

      I hope they’re doing well after such an ordeal.

    • Milla says:

      Hope your friends are ok.

      I think it’s personal choice and i do not want to shave my head. I like hair, on men and women. But we need to make sure to support people who losed the hair due to health reasons

    • Spicecake38 says:

      My best to your friends Liberty.I just had double mastectomy,and am so blessed to be cancer free(just got the results!)I was confused about if I would have shaved my head or not if I’d needed chemo(probably would have)But yeah,we have to be supportive of all who choose to shave their hair off for any health reason regardless of our personal preferences

      • Nancy says:

        YAY, so happy you’re cancer free Spicecake!!! Reading these posts keeps things in perspective, just how fragile life is. If the dreaded situation was ever presented to me, I’d shave my head in a heartbeat. Our time is so fleeting on this planet and I’d try to be as gutsy as you ladies and spit at the devil in the eye. Spicecake38 is cancer free world…..hot diggity!!!

      • Spicecake38 says:

        THANKS Nancy💕

      • Nancy says:

        Thank you for your inspiration. Stay healthy and be happy!! I always look forward to your posts. Your cup is generally half full, while mine is half empty with a leak, but I’m trying!!

  4. Beth says:

    I’ve always had long hair, and having my head shaved was honestly the scariest part of my brain surgery. Wasn’t a great look, but it needed to be done, and it grew back

  5. Rose says:

    I would love to shave my head. I managed number 6 on the clippers one summer when my daughter 1 and i loved it but no on else did sadly. Everyone should try it cos ultimately its just hair. I initally started flirting with short hair cos mine was/ is thinning so i always wanted to have an element of control.

  6. Eleonor says:

    I have natural long curly hair. I can’t do too much with them: too crispy to cut short, too much and too crispy to experiment with hairstyles, and my face is not made to sport a good short cut. And I can’t even imagine the mess when after a cut you start to grow them back.
    It’s ok for me, I keep them like this.
    My hair can’t be tamed.

    • Naddie says:

      Mine is just like yours, I cry when I think about the growing back phase.

      • Esmom says:

        Growing out a pixie is wretched, absolutely wretched. And it takes years. Any time I feel an impulse to chopping off my hair I remember that awful growing out process until it passes.

      • Naddie says:

        Mine is a mix of 3a and 3b, so I’m honestly thinking if a very short cut is a good idea. And then there are the racial things involved… Hair is never only hair, it seems.

      • imqrious2 says:

        I shaved off my hair before it all fell out due to chemo (twice). For the last four years I kept it in the pixie it grew into, and I did (do) love it. However, after four years of seeing lovely bobs all around, I finally decided to start growing mine out this past December. I am in that In-Between Hell now, and wavering about just saying “What the hell” and cutting it off again. Sigh… They are both lovely looks… eenie meanie minee mo… lol. Guess I’m gonna let it … grow (for now, anyway; I may chop it off when it gets hot lol).

  7. Slowsnow says:

    I’ve done it because I like the look. Shaving it just for the sake of it might be a bit rough for someone who strongly identifies with a specific long hair look. That said it is a good experience to shed something that culturally defines us as women – but we need to be comfortable/elated/curious with our choice.

  8. kellybean says:

    Yeah. Not going to happen, unless I need to. I am pretty sure I have an odd shaped head. It feels pointy in parts and flat in others. I don’t think my parents stopped me from sleeping on one side of my head as a baby, like they did with my sisters. I am the youngest, so that should explain things. HA!

  9. C-No says:

    I’m doing it as soon as I’m sure hat weather is over (hi from Boston!) Not shaving but quite short, a little longer than a pixie. Haven’t decided if I’m going to shave the sides. I’ve had the same bob for like 20 years, in lengths varying from just under my earlobes to collarbone. I lost like 40 pounds so my bone structure looks very different (used to have a moon face). I’m SO EXCITED.

  10. Nancy says:

    I’m looking forward to a thread I can post a positive comment on this morning. She is a fifteen year old in a 37 year old body whose claim to fame is her mother……who was funny in her time. That should be her new trademark, a bald head, probably better than that 60’s pixie. Mia Farrow was the only one who pulled that look off, she has the bone structure to look beautiful sans hair.

    • teacakes says:

      Wiinona Ryder was the other iconic pixie cut, THAT FACE is just stunning.

      • Nancy says:

        You’re right….I loved Winona with short hair. She is a natural blonde, cannot imagine, she’s so lovely with dark hair. Gorgeous face.

  11. Green Is Good says:

    Kate’s haircut really is wonderful. I adore it.

  12. Inas says:

    I agree with her, it’s nice to remove one of your head beauty and still feel confidence about who u are and not how you hair look. I also believe it’s healthy too. Tried it few times, very lovely feeling. Freedom 🙂

  13. Pho sho says:

    I would look like Shrek if I got my hair did like that.

  14. Play it Again says:

    She’s lucky she didn’t have to experience chemo to get that look.

    Sorry—I’m a little sensitive about baldness at the moment.

    • Inas says:

      I am really sorry for how you feel, wish you all the best. No matter what hair you have. I am sure you look wonderful. The strong fighter look .

    • Nancy says:

      Play it Again: You’re Alive! Your hair will grow back even better and you will be healthy and can goof on childish woman like Katie! You’re a warrior, fight your behind off!!

      • Lenn says:

        Or don’t fight if you are too tired and sick. Being a fighter sadly makes no difference. Sorry, don’t mean to be rude but as a cancerpatient hearing people tell me to fight gets me really edgy.

      • Spicecake38 says:

        Lenn my heart goes out to you, I wish you peace.

      • Nancy says:

        I didn’t mean to hurt you Lenn. It’s easy for a faceless, nameless internet person to tell you what to do. My intent was pure. I hate cancer and lost my 9 year old brother to Hodgins Disease, and remember every moment of the six months he had after diagnosis. But, I have also known many survivors who felt they couldn’t go on one more second, but they did and one thing no one can take away from you is hope.

    • AbbeyRoad says:

      Play It Again, I’m so sorry. It’s rough and however you feel about it is not wrong. However you chose to deal with it is the right choice for you and I hope you feel supported in that. I wish you strength and healing wherever you are in the process.

    • Spicecake38 says:

      Play it again I posted up thread about cancer/chemo and baldness. I am a lucky one don’t need chemo,but would have shaved my head I think if it had come to that.May you be well❤️

  15. Lucy says:

    I always say that she was probably the last female celeb I would have ever expected to get a buzz cut. I loved how it looked on her, and so did she, clearly.

  16. Lenn says:

    Lost my hair to chemo. I never felt more beautiful or powerful than when my hair was really really short. Or maybe it was going through cancer, ha

  17. Kitten says:

    I’ve thought about short hair a few times but never had the guts to go through with it. My hair right now is a little longer than my shoulders and is a mess, honestly. I’m getting a keratin treatment on Friday because I can’t take how dry it is from going black to blonde over the past year.

    • Ashby says:

      @ Kitten

      I’ve head a similar problem.

      What helped me was cutting it to about an inch past my collarbone.

      Still longer hair, but not super long and most importantly very healthy.

      I wash my hair twice a week and once a week I do this amazing homemade treatment that makes my hair strong and very silky, especially in the cold Canadian climate.

      It’s 2 tablespoons organic coconut oil, 5 drops organic argan oil, 5 drops organic rosehip oil (by Kosmea, excellent for the face too) and 10 drops organic jojoba oil (also great for removing make up and for skin hydration head to toe).

      I mix the oils in a small glass bowl and massage it really well into my hair and scalp, wrap my head with cling wrap and put a clean towel over.

      I let it sit for 2 hours while watching a movie.

      It does wonders to my hair.

  18. Katherine says:

    Once had her haircut, not the shaved head but very, very short. Agree about the sensations but don’t see why everyone would need to try it. Also, the hair feels very weird from not moving as much, like it’s been in a ponytail all day – so you kinda need the head massage.

  19. Chell says:

    I had a shaved head for a few years. The anticonvulsant I was on at the time made my hair fall out in CHUNKS and I decided I’d rather be bald than patchy. I was a bit self-conscious at first but after a few times going out you realize that no one is paying much attention to you or your hair anyway. I just decided to rock some big and colourful earrings as fashion statements after that and enjoyed not having to worry about taking care of hair.
    I really find the idea of what my hair looks like a lot less important now than I did back when I shaved it. It was by far the thing I was most worried about, but looking back it was completely unimportant and I wouldn’t care anymore if I had to shave it again.

  20. NeoCleo says:

    I am retiring in two years and I have plans to shave my head. I’m really looking forward to it.

  21. Happy21 says:

    Good for her.
    It’s not for me. Call it an unhealthy attachment to my hair which may, in some ways, define me, whatever. I cut my hair into a short bob about 12 years ago and I HATED it. I felt gross. That’s me. All the more power to her for choosing to cut her hair.
    And ALL of the power to the ladies who lose their luscious locks because of chemotherapy and surgeries. I agree with the poster above, those women are the brave ones.

    • AbbeyRoad says:

      Happy21 I really like your comment. I think “you do you” is really all it comes down to.

    • elle says:

      Same. Short hair was not easier for me – it was much worse. It brought out all my hair’s crazy tendencies and wasn’t long enough to be tamed. Horrible experience.

  22. Reef says:

    I shaved my head after college and I cut my hair pretty low every 2 years but I wear wigs, weaves, head wraps pretty regularly so I’m not super attached to my hair. I just don’t like one look longer than 3 months.

  23. ChrissyMS says:

    This is a nice sentiment but Kate is BEAUTIFUl and really is rocking that look. So I guess easy for her to say although I don’t think she meant any ill will. She really looks great. I prefer her short haired to long

  24. AbbeyRoad says:

    I do understand where she’s coming from and I salute everyone who does it for any reason. It probably feels badass when it’s your choice. It doesn’t feel badass when you look down at you drain, feel your heart sink even though you knew it was coming, and know it’s time to shave it all off. I felt bad about caring so much about my hair when I had cancer, but I couldn’t help it. Now I think it wasn’t so wrong or crazy to just want something to be normal. I smelled different, I felt different, things tasted different, and my favorite wig (I had kind of a collection…Anya always was my favorite “Buffy” character..) looked like my normal hair. Sometimes it just felt good to look normal and pretend things were normal. When it’s the only thing that’s different and/or it was totally up to you and you were excited about it, it probably feels awesome and I think it’s great that more women feel like trying it is an option.

    I don’t know if a lot of women who do it are prepared for how long it takes to grow it back and the oddities they’ll encounter along the way! Having my neck shaved is not something I thought I’d experience (gotta fight the mullet) and chemo curls, if that’s why you cut it, are an adventure.

    When actresses do it they usually still look attractive. They look strong and they’re in great shape and they have the faces to pull it off and regardless of what a magical spirit guide some people might suddenly view you as just because you’re sick, you still exist in a world where a lot of worth is placed on your attractiveness as decided by other people. Chemo can really bloat so while I appreciated the “You’ll look like Natalie Portman!” comments because they were kindly intended, I can’t say they were accurate 🙂 You’d think you would stop caring about how you look if your life is at stake, but you don’t suddenly become another person overnight. If your hair is something you like about the way you look, that might not stop being true. I think it’s okay if it does and okay if it doesn’t.

    That said, I am three years out. We’re unfortunately watching a lymph node in my chest to see if I’m doing this again. If it turns out I am, I still have one nice wig (the rest were cheap and fun) for days when I want it and badasses like Furiosa and Emma Gonzalez for days when maybe I don’t. It’s never something I’d chose again but if it’s chosen for me, there are some iconic fictional and real-life examples and I am glad this is becoming a look more and more women can embrace, regardless of how they got there.

    • Esmom says:

      Thanks for your thoughts. I’m sorry to hear about your lymph node, that must be scary. Sending you positives vibes for good health and continued strength!

    • Spicecake38 says:

      Wishing you health and results that are negative for cancer,currently I have no breasts as of a couple weeks now,and I don’t care if it’s hair,breasts,whatever-when something out of your control alters your appearance it isn’t the easiest ❤️I don’t look at my scars too often yet,but I’m embracing my physical changes as much as I can.AbbeyRoad I hope that lymph node is negative for you and am sending encouragement your way!

    • Kitten says:

      Thank you so much for sharing your story. I hope the lymph node is nothing but if it is, I hope you bring back Furiosa/Emma on days that you’re feeling bold and your good wig for days that you just need to feel normal.

      Sending positive thoughts and hope for continued health your way ♥

    • biscuits says:

      Thanks for your post–I have had a recurrent brain tumor and could relate to what you said. I not only felt robbed of my health, but when I reluctantly shaved what was left of my hair after 4 weeks of radiation treatment, I felt completely stripped & bare. I had always had long hair that I was very particular about. I hated looking in the mirror, with my big scar and dent on the side of my head (from the surgeries). People would always try to say comforting things like “it’s just hair” and “that’s the least of your worries” or “negativity will feed the cancer”. I ended up feeling sort of shamed & learned to say what people wanted to hear instead of how I really felt. It was a very isolating and lonely time.
      I hope you have people in your life that you can show all the emotions you are going through, be it happy, hopeful, grateful or sad, scared or angry. We have the rights to all our emotions, “good” or “bad”.
      I wish you the best with your future and hope for good health. Hugs <3

      • Lady D says:

        biscuits, my heart goes out to you. I really hope you can find some peace. I would feel the same as you at the thought of losing my hair. It must have been devastating. I wish you great luck and health in your future.

  25. Pandy says:

    Yikes, not this woman! I still shudder at my 6 y o pixie cut. With my curls, I look like a 60s housewife with a pincurl set during the grow out. No thanks.

  26. Darlene says:

    I agree with her. I’ve done it twice, once in my late 20s and once in my late 30s. It was an amazing experience.

  27. Shannon says:

    I had my head shaved back in 2015 because my hair had just gotten out of control in tangles and snarls. At first, I’ll admit, I cried, but I grew to love it. I felt liberated and free, learned to have a little fun with make-up, but worried less about how I looked in general though. It grew out again, and got quite long, and I JUST had it all chopped off again into a pixie cut. I love the low-maintenance and the uniqueness of it.

  28. Bailie says:

    I think it’s a good idea to consider the face shape and also the quality of the skin.
    Some people look great with short hair and some not so much.
    To each his own.
    It’s ridiculous notion to expect all women to have long hair, because they are women.
    To me it’s very important to have healthy, thick and shiny hair instead of how long it is.
    What’s the point of long hair if it’s dry as straw?
    I would rather have a pixie cut that is healthy or hair to the collarbone that is healthy.

  29. LoveBug says:

    Hair length doesn’t matter, if the hair is thin or thinning or damaged.
    Quality is more important than length.
    Healthy short hair looks great and thin, damaged long hair doesn’t.
    I’ve seen long hair that was dry and brittle and short hair that was healthy looking.
    I would always take the short healthy do.
    It’s just common sense.

  30. Naddie says:

    And she still owns me the sequence of The skeleton key…

  31. Trying Again says:

    Kate Hudson shaved her head because her kids got lice and she freaked, I guess.
    When my girl got lice, and I got it to!!! ugh, I learned how to comb it out for her and had someone comb mine out.