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Kathy Griffin tearfully begs trolls to stop mocking her curly hair: ‘This is how it grows out of my head’
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Kathy Griffin has pleaded for fans to stop bullying her over her curly hair.
The 60-year-old comedian was almost reduced to tears as she hit back at the social media trolls who have told her to ‘get rid’ of her corkscrew curls.
Taking to her Instagram account, the controversial actress said in a video: ‘Alright, I’m making this video because I’ve been getting some social media hate because of my curly hair.
‘A lot of, “Girl, you’ve got to get rid of that hair.” A lot of, “Girl, we don’t like your hair like that.”‘
She continued: ‘Well, this is how my hair grows out of my head. It always has and it always will. I’m a curly-haired, red-headed lady.
‘I’m not saying my days of blowouts are over. I’m just asking you to accept me for my curly-haired self.’
Comedian Kathy Griffin has asked fans to stop saying they prefer her with straight hair (Picture: Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Fellow curly redhead Debra Messing was one of over 80,000 followers who liked the video as she commented: ‘GORGEOUS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥’
Another fan wrote: ‘I love you just the way you are!’
‘Love it! I’m embracing my curly hair this year too. If people don’t like it, not our problem, right??’ another commented.
The 60-year-old has been embracing her natural curls in recent years (Picture: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Kathy’s hair made headlines a few years ago when she shaved off her red tresses to show solidarity with her sister Joyce Griffin, who was going through chemotherapy at the time for cancer.
The Suddenly Susan star showed off her new look on social media at the time as she posed topless while touching her bare head.
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Kathy’s selfless gesture warmed the heart of her mother Maggie – who died last year at the age of 99 – who praised her as a ‘wonderful human being.’
She said at the time: ‘My daughter Kathleen Mary is a wonderful human being.’
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