Grumpy Guru Dissects Chappell Roan’s New York Rapunzel Hair Stunt
Look, I don’t relish pointing out the obvious, but here we are: Chappell Roan went full Disney heroine on a Manhattan fire escape for her latest music video shoot. You’d think the whole Rapunzel-length hair thing was a wig miracle, yet she stubbornly insists those gravity-defying crimps are her own. I told you so when influencers started raving about “ground-length tresses” as if a fairy godmother dripped from them. Spoiler alert: it’s just smart staging.
She was spotted lounging—and yes, crawling—on a classic New York metal balcony while cameras rolled. Rather than hauling hundreds of inches of hair up her back, Roan artfully draped her blazing red mane over the railing, creating the illusion of a waterfall of crimped locks. Genius move, right? Or maybe it’s a desperate ploy to avoid a one-way ticket to chronic neck strain. According to TMZ’s eyewitness account and People’s on-site photographer notes, this wasn’t your run-of-the-mill ponytail trick. Every strand was strategically looped, giving her the title role in a street-corner fairy tale.
Naturally, fans are convinced this OTT hairdo is for her rumored single “Subway,” given the unmistakable subway signage cameo and the baker’s dozen of yellow cabs that popped into view. No official confirmation yet, but between the Big Apple backdrop and the cheeky nod to urban life, it’s as subtle as a brass band. If your guess was “city anthem,” congratulations—your psychic hotline is as reliable as this hair hack.
Sure, there’s no press release spelling out the single, the director, or the choreography team. Yet Roan’s fired-up flair and that electric hair moment are already trending on social feeds. Some outlets are calling it her most ambitious look to date; others are politely wondering if she regrets learning how to crimp hair in 1995. Either way, the combination of couture-like styling, viral-ready visuals, and New York grit cements this as a must-watch drop.
Now, if you need me, I’ll be over here rolling my eyes at the next “groundbreaking” hair stunt. Did we really need another princess-on-a-fire-escape tableau? Probably not. But with Chappell Roan doubling down on pop theatrics, you’ll see every blogger and beauty site scrambling to decode the next exaggerated hairstyle. And that, dear reader, is why we can’t have nice things.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ, People Magazine
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