Taraji P. Henson‘s ditching her wig — and fans are already obsessed!The 49-year-old actress showed off her natural curls during a Thursday morning appearance onLive! with Kelly and Ryan, revealing that she was finally ready to flaunt her texture.“I don’t have a wig on. I wanted to show what’s always under that hair!” Henson said during the show. Before going on-air, the actress snapped a quick selfie backstage with her hairstylistTym Wallace, who styled her hair for the appearance.Taraji P. Henson/Instagram“He loves his work @tymwallancehair,” Henson captioned the selfie shared on her Instagram Story.RELATED PHOTOS:All Your Burning Beauty Questions, Answered!Fans immediately began tweeting about the star’s new ‘do after she debuted the look. “Taraji I love your natural hair. You were fabulous today on Kelly and Ryan,” one personwrote. Another fansaid: “Taraji P. Henson is so cute on Live with Kelly and Ryan. Love your hair!@TherealTaraji.”The actresspreviously told PEOPLEthat after years of chemically relaxing her curls, she ended up causing a lot of damage to her hair. As a result, she turned to wearing a wig when she was acting.Taraji P. Henson/Instagram; Live with Kelly and Ryan/Instagram“I feel like relaxing my hair for 26 years really damaged it. But it’s natural now — and I love it,” Henson said. “ForEmpireI use wigs. I keep my hair braided in lots of teeny cornrows, so the wigs fit on my head. When I take them out, I’ll sit under a steamer while I deep-condition my hair.”
Taraji P. Henson‘s ditching her wig — and fans are already obsessed!
The 49-year-old actress showed off her natural curls during a Thursday morning appearance onLive! with Kelly and Ryan, revealing that she was finally ready to flaunt her texture.
“I don’t have a wig on. I wanted to show what’s always under that hair!” Henson said during the show. Before going on-air, the actress snapped a quick selfie backstage with her hairstylistTym Wallace, who styled her hair for the appearance.
Taraji P. Henson/Instagram
“He loves his work @tymwallancehair,” Henson captioned the selfie shared on her Instagram Story.
RELATED PHOTOS:All Your Burning Beauty Questions, Answered!
Fans immediately began tweeting about the star’s new ‘do after she debuted the look. “Taraji I love your natural hair. You were fabulous today on Kelly and Ryan,” one personwrote. Another fansaid: “Taraji P. Henson is so cute on Live with Kelly and Ryan. Love your hair!@TherealTaraji.”
The actresspreviously told PEOPLEthat after years of chemically relaxing her curls, she ended up causing a lot of damage to her hair. As a result, she turned to wearing a wig when she was acting.
Taraji P. Henson/Instagram; Live with Kelly and Ryan/Instagram
“I feel like relaxing my hair for 26 years really damaged it. But it’s natural now — and I love it,” Henson said. “ForEmpireI use wigs. I keep my hair braided in lots of teeny cornrows, so the wigs fit on my head. When I take them out, I’ll sit under a steamer while I deep-condition my hair.”
source: people.com
