Quinta Brunson Says She Feels ‘Complete Freedom’ After Big Chop

The actress, 34, was asked about her initial reaction to the haircut, and she replied, describing her feelings as, "shock, but then complete freedom."

She added:

"Like, I have never felt better. I just feel very much like myself. It’s like a piece of me that I was trying to get for a long time."

In a May interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Brunson explained how she used hair to reflect the evolution of her on-screen character, Janine.

“I spoke with our hair team. You know, they constantly wanted to make the hair look better, and I so often was like, ‘Guys, I get it but there’s a story that I really want to tell with Janine,’” she told the publication. “It’s really important to protect the evolution of a person learning to take care of themselves, love themselves, and know themselves.”

In July, xoNecole spoke with Moira Frazier, the Emmy-nominated Hair Department Head of Abbott Elementary, about how Janine's hair evolution mirrors the universal experience of growing into oneself. “She's a young teacher in her early 20s, just graduated college, and she's trying to find herself,” she told xoNecole. “We've all been there, trying to find our look. She's coming out of that awkward stage and trying to get into adulthood and womanhood.”

Watching Brunson's journey over the years, it's clear that her new doux is just a glimpse of all the greatness she has in store.

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