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13 Times Celebrities Normalised Body Hair (Because, Yes, Everybody Has It)
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We’re not sure who still needs to hear this in 2021, but everybody has body hair – yes, even some of your favourite celebrities. It’s completely normal and nothing to be ashamed of, and in recent years, there have been a handful of stars who have publicly spoken about embracing their body hair in an attempt to normalize that fact.
Truth is, your grooming preferences are a deeply personal choice and in a perfect world, it wouldn’t be revolutionary for anyone to show off their leg, arm, or underarm hair. But because it’s so highly scrutinized by people on Twitter, Instagram, and even in the media, we can’t help but be proud of the celebs who are working to change the narrative around body hair among their millions of followers.
Read ahead to check out a few celebrities who have embraced the skin they’re in – fuzz and all.
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Emily Ratajkowski
In 2019, Emily Ratajkowski posed for a Harper’s Bazaar cover where she showed fans her armpit hair. In the accompanying essay, she explained that hair removal is a personal choice for all people.
“If I decide to shave my armpits or grow them out, that’s up to me,” she said. “For me, body hair is another opportunity for women to exercise their ability to choose – a choice based on how they want to feel and their associations with having or not having body hair.”
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Amandla Stenberg
In October 2018, Stenberg showed up to the London premiere of their film, The Hate U Give, wearing a sleeveless black gown, not bothering one bit to shave or remove the hair under their arms – and we’re here for it.
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Miley Cyrus
In a now-deleted Instagram post, Miley Cyrus showed off her underarm hair after she dyed it hot pink for fun. She later filmed herself waxing the hair off on her Stories.
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Bella Thorne
After a paparazzi photo of Bella Thorne at the beach with unshaved armpits began to circulate in 2017, the former Disney star was quick to defend herself from critics, tweeting, “Hahaha don’t they know I never shave?”
