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Olivia Colman flaunts new long, grey hair as fans applaud star's natural look

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Bishop, H. (2026, September 29). Olivia Colman flaunts new long, grey hair as fans applaud star's natural look. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/olivia-colman-wicker-grey-hair-long-b1298774.html

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Olivia Colman recently changed her hairstyle to long grey hair, drawing praise from fans for its natural look. At a recent event, she wore a white dress with bow detailing paired with matching trousers and boots. Social media users commented positively on her appearance, with some saying it makes her look younger and fresher. The article also mentions her upcoming film "Wicker," set to release on October 30, which Colman describes as one of the most original scripts she has read.

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Olivia Colman recently debuted a new long, grey hairstyle at a public event, receiving praise from fans for her natural look. The actress wore a white dress with mini bow detailing along with matching white trousers and boots. Social media users complimented her appearance, noting she looks younger and fresher. Wicker, an upcoming film in which Colman stars, is set to release on October 30 and is based on the short story “The Wicker Husband” by Ursula Wills-Jones. In the movie, Colman’s character commissions a wicker husband from a basket weaver due to her fishy odor, leading to disruption in the village's social order as women become jealous of her equal partnership with him.

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She last sported longer hair in 2017, when she attended the London premiere of Murder on the Orient Express, though her hair back then was a dark chocolate brown. asserted

hair → sport → Express

Alongside her new eye-catching hair, Colman wore a white dress with a mini bow detailing, coupled with matching white trousers and boots. asserted

Colman → catch → trousers

Fans praised the rebrand as looking “effortless and cool”. asserted

Fans → praise → rebrand

“Personally I think this is the best Olivia Coleman’s ever looked. asserted

Coleman → think → ?

I’ve always hated the adage of ‘long hair is for the young’,” said one social media user. asserted

user → hat → young

“Stunning,” another said, whilst a fourth said: “I actually think she looks younger and fresher with her natural hair.” asserted

she → say → hair

Wicker, out October 30, is based on the short story “The Wicker Husband” by Ursula Wills-Jones. asserted

Wicker → base → Jones

It follows Colman’s character, whose search for love is hindered by her fishy odour. asserted

search → follow → odour

She decides to commission a basket weaver, played by Peter Dinkelage, to fashion her a husband made out of wicker (Skarsgård). asserted

She → decide → Skarsgård

Her new partner, who is attentive and treats her as an equal, causes the local women to become enraged with jealousy and demand more from their own partners, with the village order of life soon disrupted. asserted

order → treat → life

Colman called the film “one of the best and most original scripts I’d read in a long time”. asserted

I → call → time

Skarsgård has also heaped praise on the film, whilst poking fun at his intense prosthetics he had to wear to become the wicker man. “Most male actors dream of playing Hamlet at some point in their career. asserted

actors → heap → career

I never did,” he joked. asserted

he → do → ?

“My dream was always to have nipples made out of wicker. asserted

dream → have → wicker

Thanks to our wonderful directors, Eleanor and Alex, and the brilliant artists at Weta in New Zealand, my dream has finally come true.” asserted

dream → come → Zealand

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