It’s officially summer, and in the season of sun, fun and vacations, many use the warmer months as an excuse to try out a new, shorter haircut. Take, for example, American Idol and Smash alum Katharine McPhee, who recently debuted a short blonde bob, complete with bangs.
Katherine showcased her new ‘do at the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards Winners’ Cocktail Reception, where she was nominated for Favorite Replacement (Female) for taking over for Sara Bareilles in the musical Waitress. Theater nerd note: Sara wrote the score for the musical, based on the 2007 movie starring Keri Russell. Katherine is up against Bernadette Peters for Hello, Dolly for this prize, so she should just rehearse the following statement now, “It was an honor just to be nominated.” Katharine recently announced that she is extending her run in the show, playing the role of Jenna through August 19.
During a red carpet chat with US Magazine, the 34-year-old singer explained why she shed her long, brunette locks, explaining,
“I just think I’m not on my TV show [Scorpion] anymore. I actually want it to be darker, I just haven’t had time to color it. You know when you’re wearing a wig eight times a week you can kind of do whatever you want. It’s kind of a fun look for summer and I felt like being a little Parisian girl for the next few weeks.”
Katherine had previously lightened her hair and took off a few inches, debuting a shorter look at the Met Ball, where she and her 68-year-old musical producer beau David Foster became “red carpet official.” The pair have been “long time friends” and finally decided to go public on a “fun date night.”
After this latest cut, Katharine is putting down the scissors, telling US, “I don’t think I’ll go shorter than this.” She then gushed, “My hair is so happy! I have a lot of hair so it makes it feel really thick and healthy.” As a slightly addicted bottle blonde, I have never heard anyone say that bleach made their hair feel healthy, but I use drug store stuff – which I’m sure she doesn’t.
As for this new ‘do, Katherine has never struck me as a blonde, even when she played Marilyn Monroe in Smash (RIP), so I’m not nuts about this on her… and don’t get me started on the bangs. But, hey, it’s a little summer fun and, as they always say, it’ll grow back, so you go live out your Parisian girl fantasy, Kat.
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— Kat McPhee (@katharinemcphee) May 27, 2018
Photos: WENN.com, Getty Images
The top pics of the bob really age her. She’s a gorgeous brunette, not everyone needs to be blonde.
God yes! On first glance, I thought that it was a really bad picture of Kim Cattrall.
Came here to say the same thing! I really thought that was Kim Cattrall at first.
You took the words right out of my mouth!
I like the previous, longer bob without the bangs much better. This one really ages her.
Same! I thought, nice that Kim looks so relaxed.
Me, too!
Yep, looks like “The Wintour.”
Exactly what I came to say (that it ages her)
Bangs are evil.
I think she looks a lot like Kim Kattral…
Miss M I agree
I came to say this! She looks like a young Kim.
She does!I was so confused when I started reading the post…I know I am jet-lagged, but as I was reading… Oh it is not about Kim Kattral… Hahaha
Also came to say the same thing.
Me too – I clicked on the picture expecting a Kim Catrall story. Amazing what the fringe does.
Same. I was scrolling the main page and thought “oh no another SATC story” when I saw the thumbnail.
@feedmellama@gatorbait: me too! I was thinking: What now? Kim Kattral was gorgeous then and gorgeous now, hahaha
Yes. Just came to say that as well!
It’s not flattering.
+1 Poor color choice for her skin tone and the cut does not flatter her features.
Wig. Wig. Wig.
@Millennial – ITA – that blond do makes her look like she’s in her mid-50s (I’m getting an aging Victoria Principal vibe). It’s that contraption she’s wearing that is blowing my mind. She has a great body, but that color fabric and all the ruffles and ties – yikes. None of it is flattering.
Well she is dating a senior citizen so she has to look age appropriate (in her mind).
She is dating 68-year-old David Foster??? Holy Daddy issues…
In this case- maybe it’s granddaddy issues 😳
More like money issues LOL… I suspect she saves quite a bit dating a millionaire.
Or she’s hoping he will boost her singing career. His days as a hit making producer has long past. Not sure if he produced anything lately. I have seen him in his nostalgia concerts.
I think it could be both. Her first husband was quite a bit older than her as well, and I remember an interview years ago where she said she’s always preferred older men.
Not a good look for her….
She is so so gorgeous as a brunette.
and I absolutely loathe the blonde on her.
I agree, I think she is so pretty, but this is not a flattering cut or color.
I saw Sara in Waitress, and she was phenomenal. I highly recommend the play, it was great, and I bet Katherine is good in it.
Ditto on your second point. It is a great show (though I saw Jessie Mueller, who was fabulous, too)
She looks hideous! For some reason that cut makes her look really plastic.
Agree with the Victoria Principal resemblance- but with bad plastic surgery.
I feel like bangs can give you a more youthful appearance, but that’s really only with wispy, soft bangs. This look with the bangs and bob combo aged her quite a bit. But maybe that’s what she was going for since she’s dating someone so much older….although that might be a bad plan since he’s probably dating her because she’s young (-ish).
“I have a lot of hair so it makes it feel really thick and healthy“
And the logic here is …?
😂😂🤣🤣
I also thought she was Kim Cattrall. lol
That’s really unflattering to Kim.
Ummm… is she trying to look like Yolanda for him? Short blond bob?
She’s an odd woman. She lost on American Idol to someone less talented than she was, but she had no appeal, just cold, an ice cube. Then a couple years ago ruins her marriage and that of her married boyfriend. Lots of bad choices, with this hairdo being another one of them. Lots of issues here, with the hair being the least problematic.
Has she has serious face work? She looks really jacked to me from what I recall.
Hate the outfit. Okay, I’ve always thought Katherine was so pretty…but that cut! Her features aren’t that great, after all. Color me shocked. At the Met Ball, she still looked good. But this short bob and color is doing her no favors. Wide nose. Washed out. Flat hair. She needs to go dark again & give it some volume.
I have a theory that she’s trying to look older for that old marriage-addicted creep she’s dating.
Wow. That’s just plain awful.
Its such a “mom” cut though.
Her Met Ball hair was better. That outfit tho. Did Daddy Millionaire buy it??? So FUGLY.
No. I admire that she likes it, but I think it’s awful. Also, I really wonder what her relationship with her father is like – cause she sure does like her men a lot older.
Yikes….