The inspiring reason one Nashville star chopped off her famous hair
Actress Clare Bowen has had many a Nashville fan absolutely lusting after her mermaid style blonde locks for years now.
The star recently took to social media, and left her fans absolutely stunned when she debuted her new much shorter style. Those long luscious locks that would make Ariel well jealous are gone!
Clare took to Facebook to explain the reason behind her transformation, and it is very inspiring.
She wrote that she was inspired by two important things: a young fan who said she couldn’t be princess if she had short hair, and the actress’s own cancer diagnosis.
Wanna know why I cut it all off?When I was four years old, I asked my mother; "Are there heaters in Heaven?" I had…
Posted by Clare Bowen on Wednesday, 11 November 2015
“I got to grow up surrounded by children just like me. We were mostly bald, all tubed, taped, bandaged up and stitched back together.”
At the time, a four year old Clare had been diagnosed with end stage nephroblastoma. She recalls her only hope of survival being an experimental treatment.
“I got really lucky. I survived, my hair grew back and I got strong again. I look relatively normal on the outside.”
She wrote that she doesn’t understand why people are judged so harshly for the way they look, and described it as being “completely incomprehensible.”
“[Hair is] not what makes a princess, or a warrior, or a superhero. It’s not what makes you beautiful either. It’s your insides that count… even if you happen to be missing half of them.”
If you weren’t already feeling a bit emotional, then the reaction from her fans will definitely hit you in the feels.
Many of Clare's fans are sharing their own stories on social media:
