Rita Ora debuts dramatic haircut on the “Today” show.Photo:Raymond Hall/GC Images; TODAY with Hoda and Jenna/ X
Raymond Hall/GC Images; TODAY with Hoda and Jenna/ X
WhenRita Orawoke up this morning she didn’t expect to make a dramatic change to her hair, but yet, that’s what happened!
TheMasked Singerjudge, 33, spontaneously chopped off several inches of her chest-length strands before co-hostingToday with Hoda and Jennaon Thursday.
During the segment,Hoda Kotb, 59, complimented Ora’s style, which led Ora to announce she had cut her hair just hours before filming.
“What just happened? Wait, you just had cut it now?” a visibly surprised Kotb asked.
“Yes! Well, I guess for this. I didn’t even know this was happening, honestly!” Ora replied.
Rita Ora shares behind-the-scenes look of her haircut.Rita Ora/ Instagram
Rita Ora/ Instagram
Later on, the chart-topping songwriter explained that she was itching for a “fresh start” going into the new year and celebrity hairstylist,Dimitris Giannetos, went to work.
Giannetos not only cut Ora’s mane into a chic chin-length bob (he calls it an“Italian bob”) but he also transformed her platinum blonde shade into a darker “Hazelnut Latte” dark brown hue with blonde highlights usingL’Oréal Paris Le Color Gloss in Smoky Blonde. Ora said the transformation took two hours.
“Jet lag does that to you,” the musician joked of why she suddenly had the urge to switch up her look.
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“I love working, I love people, I love connecting, I love music. There’s a moment in time in life when you’ve had enough experience to know what to prioritize. When I turned 30 things started to become real,” Ora said, noting that marryingTaika Waititiwas a milestone that marked her new decade.
Even when captioningphotos of her haircut, Ora quite simply wrote: “Sometimes you gota [sic] cut out the things in life that don’t serve you.”
Up next on Ora’s plate: she’ll make herdebut on season 11ofThe Masked Singerpremiering March 6.
source: people.com
