Dawn French has brought back her signature bob hairstyle as she showed off her impressive weight loss. The actress and comedian debuted her new look at the Oklahoma! West End opening night on Tuesday.
The 65 year old, who is best known for her appearances in The Vicar of Dibley and Absolutely Fabulous, walked on the red carpet at the Wyndham's Theatre in London.
Wearing an all black outfit, Dawn showed off her slimmer figure. Her signature bob made a return, having been her most recognisable hairstyle during her time playing Geraldine Granger. Dawn, who was known for her dark tresses, has now embraced her silver locks but kept the famous fringe.
Before the new style, Dawn was rocking a pixie cut, but had wondered what her signature bob would look like with grey hair.
Telling Good Housekeeping last year she is "curious" to see what her iconic bob would look like grey. Dawn has been embracing her stunning natural silver hair for a while as she "couldn't be bothered" to upkeep her dark brown locks.
Appearing on The One Show in December of last year, she said: "I just couldn’t be bothered to keep doing it. So I let my natural grey come through."
"I also cut some of it myself – to my hairdresser’s alarm! It’s much shorter than I’m used to now and I do have certain ‘Grrr’ moments when I don’t know how to style it – I would literally give my old hair 13 minutes of my time each day."
Dawn has previously been open about losing seven stone back in 2011. She said: "I just did less eating and more exercising. But I've never disliked myself at all. My weight has had nothing to do with my self-esteem. And I still refuse to dislike my old body."
However, in 2014 Dawn shared the real reason behind her dramatic weight loss. Putting rumours she had a gastric band to bed, she revealed had a hysterectomy after a cancer scare.
She later admitted she put some of the weight back on 'through her love of bread and pasta'. At the theatre event this week, Dawn sported a long black coat, paired with a black blouse and trousers. She topped her outfit off with black trainers and handbag.
Dawn's love for the Vicar of Dibley runs deeper than just her haircut as she says she wants to be buried in her costume, "the full vestments".
She also wants to be laid to rest in a solid-gold casket "like a sarcophagus" with a Perspex lid so she can be seen at her funeral. Dawn says all her exes would have a role, having been known for her marriage to fellow comedian Lenny Henry. The pair divorced in 2010.
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