Why does ariana grande wear a wig

According to the star, the now-iconic ponytail started as a comfortable style she could wear with her bleach-damaged hair. In , Grande began wearing the high ponytail as her music career was taking off.

She addressed fans who might have been annoyed by the repetitive look on Facebook, explaining why she was sticking with the ponytail for now.

Here's how she explained it in her full Facebook post :. I had to bleach my hair and dye it red every other week for the first 4 years of playing Cat My real hair is back to brown and I wear extensions but I wear it in a pony tail because my actual hair is so broken that it looks absolutely ratchet and absurd when I let it down.

Tried a weave because I am working on a new project and want to try some different looks and literally wanted to rip my scalp off. So as annoying as it is for y'all to have to look at the same hair style all the time, it's all that works for now AND I'm comfortable for the first time in years And trust me, it's even more difficult for me to have to wait forever for my natural hair to grow back and to have to wear more fake hair than every drag queen on earth combined.

There are way way way more important things. Love y'all very much. By , she was sticking with the ponytail and told Byrdie the look brought her endless joy and that it was just how she had always liked her hair. It's how I've always liked my hair [ Yesterday Ari took to Instagram to share her glowing review of new movie In the Heights , and for the occasion she seems to have ditched the hair pieces and stuck to a cute low chignon or ponytail.

You can see a snap from the stories below. And, safe to say, she looks chic as heck. Ari's been pretty open with fans in the past about her hair and scalp health struggles. Back in she posted an emotive account to Facebook , sharing why she usually sticks to a sleek ponytail, and it explains a lot :. I had to bleach my hair and dye it red every other week for the first 4 years of playing Cat Tried a weave because I am working on a new project and want to try some different looks and literally wanted to rip my scalp off.

And trust me, it's even more difficult for me to have to wait forever for my natural hair to grow back and to have to wear more fake hair than every drag queen on earth combined. There are way way way more important things. Love y'all very much. Ariana Grande shared a photo of her naturally curly hair on social media on Monday.

Grande is known for her high ponytail with extensions, but has occasionally posted videos and photos of her natural hair. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.

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