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A-lister Gwyneth Paltrow is chiming in on the great gray debate.

During a recent Q&A session on Instagram, the golden-haired Goop queen (who was pictured on the town with some conspicuous grow out) was asked by a fan, “Are [you] growing in to your natural grey hair? Which is beautiful btw.” The candid actress didn’t skip a beat. “I don't know,” Paltrow grinned. “I’ve just been lazy over the summer.”
The Avengers star took it one step further. She polled readers on her strand situation:
Should she go gray or stay blond? (FYI: Blond won out.)
Paltrow, 50, joins a parade of stars embracing the au naturel look. This summer, bombshell actress Salma Hayek, 56, took to Instagram to show off a glimmery swash at her temple and offer up some sage advice: “Here is a tip to cover your white hair without dyeing it … don’t wear your glasses on your hair!!! Bring on the wisdom.”
Even the perennially ageless Jennifer Aniston jumped on the gray-hair-don’t-care bandwagon. While she was on Instagram to announce the latest launch from her hair care brand, LolaVie, the 54-year-old actress’s fans were focused on a far more personal reveal: a smattering of gray roots at Aniston’s hairline.
But is Aniston really going gray? In all likelihood, probably not. But her willingness to unapologetically show off her gray roots on what was effectively a hair care advertisement does nod to a sea change in attitudes about aging and hair color for women. After all, if the woman with arguably the most famous head of hair in the world doesn’t care about a few gray roots, why should you?

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Saying bye-bye to the dye
Andie MacDowell is one of the more notable celebrities in recent years to publicly embrace gray after years of dyeing her hair. At the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, she wore her hair down in classic waves. The actress, 65, first caused a stir in the fall of 2021 when she strutted down the L’Oréal Paris runway rocking a one-shouldered marabou-trimmed sequin gown with a thigh-high slit, and a riot of unexpected silver curls.
The Wall Street Journal dubbed the stereotype-defying trend for women to go gray at work the new “power move.”
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