If you haven’t been obsessively following Priyanka Chopra like the Cosmo team has for the last, uh, year, let me fill you in: Priyanka got married to Nick Jonas in early December, disappeared off the grid for their Caribbean honeymoon for a few weeks, and just re-emerged on social media with bleach-blonde hair—or, more accurately, bleach-blonde highlights and tips.
Priyanka posted a photo of her new hair on Instagram early today for the viral #10yearchallenge movement. But instead of a throwback pic, the actress uploaded a new photo of herself with a heartfelt caption reflecting on her life and career over the last decade.
“So much has changed! Not just my hair or my clothes (or my husband!), but in how I see the world. How I understand myself,” reads part of the caption.
Of course, it isn’t exactly revolutionary that Priyanka—or any sentient human being—underwent a hair change. But having watched Priyanka in all of her pre- and post-wedding happiness (at least, based on the zillions of photos and videos on her Insta stories) as a brunette for so many months, I can’t say that I’m not a little invested in her hair.
And honestly? It’s kind of making me want to go blonde, too. BRB—gotta find out which colourist worked their magic on Priyanka so I can ask them to transform my hair too.
Chloe Metzger is the deputy beauty director at Cosmopolitan, overseeing the editorial content and growth strategy of the hair, makeup, and skin space on digital, while also obsessively writing about the best hair products for every hair type (curly girl here; whattup), and the skincare routines that really, truly work (follow her on Instagram to see behind-the-scenes pics of that magazine life). She brings nearly a decade of writing and editing expertise, and her work has appeared in Allure, Health, Fitness, Marie Claire, StyleCaster, and Parents. She also has an unhealthy adoration for Tom Hanks and would like to please meet him one day, if you could arrange that. Thanks.
