Amber Tamblyn Is Effortlessly Embracing Her Gray Hair & It Looks Stunning
Despite Hollywood elites' attempts to live up to the entertainment industry's unrealistic beauty standards, you can't stop the hands of time. As such, there has been a growing trend of gorgeous celebrities showing off their graying locks to the world. From Jessica Chastain subtly embracing her gray hair to Valerie Bertinelli's unrecognizable gray hair transformation, it appears another celebrity has decided to embrace the process. Amber Tamblyn of "General Hospital" has taken a rather courageous step in accepting the physical changes that come with aging.
Initially, Tamblyn was hesitant when her husband, fellow actor David Cross, offered to take an intimate close-up picture of her. But instead of avoiding it, she faced it head-on, and the results were pleasantly surprising. The "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" star posted the headshot to her Instagram account, with a deeply heartfelt caption, reading, "'There you are,' I said to myself. My silvering hair, which I love; the lines on my forehead, which I love even more. [...] He captured all of me in a single frame: the strength I carry, the wisdom I've earned, the beauty I claim as my own." It's a poignant, touching display of self-love, reinforcing the fact that aging is nothing to be scared of.
Amber Tamblyn is bucking Hollywood's plastic surgery pressures
Having insecurities is par for the course for every woman, and Amber Tamblyn felt this more than most. And after Demi Moore's hit horror flick "The Substance" came out, the film's message resonated deeply with Tamblyn, who penned a subsequent essay in The New York Times about her own experiences with Hollywood's high-pressure beauty standards. In it, the "Joan of Arcadia" star revealed that as soon as she scored her first major role in "General Hospital", she decided to resolve a longstanding insecurity. At the tender age of 12, Tamblyn underwent surgery to have her ears pinned back to prepare for her first big TV role.
Although she doesn't regret the decision, it did bring up questions about how powerful the need to be accepted actually was. "I am quite content with the writer, actress, and artist I've become —encroaching crow's feet, chin hairs and all," Tamblyn wrote in her op-ed, "But I'm also not immune to wanting to feel beautiful and desired, and indulging in that need." And while she doesn't knock anyone wishing to go under the knife for aesthetic reasons, she's reached a stage in life where it no longer affects her. It was a long journey of self-acceptance, but Tamblyn has ultimately chosen to confront aging with confidence.