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12 celebrities who have embraced their grey hair

They look amazing!

For many women daring not to dye is a big no-no when it comes to beauty but lately more and more celebrities are showing off their wisdom highlights in chic style.

The white-hot hair trend is starting to grow and it seems that the celebration of silver isn’t just reserved for the elderly. Katie Holmes, Nicole Richie, Rihanna and even the Duchess of Cambridge have all been spotted letting nature take its course and rocked some light roots.

So rather than spend hundreds of dollars concealing their natural colour see these edgy stars that have chosen to experiment and go all shades of grey.

Meryl Streep’s blonde hair makes it easy to transition into grey, and of course Meryl looks amazing either way.

Vanessa Redgrave embraces her naturally sunkissed hair, and softens her light grey hair with blonde streaks.

Glenn Close looks great with a short, icy, pixie cut.

Helen Mirren.

“I have very fine hair so I’ve always been quite careful not to overtreat it. I don’t normally colour or dye it, I like it to grow naturally,” Helen Mirren said.

Linda Rodin stopped colouring her hair with henna when she was 35 and noticed the grey’s coming through the dye. Now she always wears it up, and trims the dead ends when she sees them.

Although musician Carole King’s hair colour has changed from brunette to blonde, her trademark curls have stayed the same.

Roseanne Barr

“I’m gonna stop dying my hair and go all the way gray … ’cause I want to look old because I am old and I think it’s damn good to be old, too,” Roseanne Barr told the The View back in 2007, and it looks like she has fully embraced her softer colour.

Diane Keaton.

Diane Keaton rocks her signature silver look, and we love the multi-dimensional tones that keep it looking fresh.

TV star Stacy London has had her grey streak since she was 11, but has been slowly adding to it over the years. Her former Pantene contract even included a “grey clause” that allowed her to keep it for the advertisements.

Jamie Lee Curtis.

Jamie Lee Curtis let her natural silver show through, but it doesn’t age her at all.

Dame Judi Dench

Dame Judi Dench looks stylish with a blonde hair cut which accentuates her stunning eyes.

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