Well, one celebrity in particular, today. And one fringe - belonging to the person of Hilary Swank who, after not making a film we can quite remember the name of since Million Dollar Baby, is back in the news - but this time for cutting off all her hair. And not in a scary Britney way, apparently.
Later this month, Swank will appear on Oprah, where she will have her glossy tresses cut off as part of the Beautiful Lengths campaign, which turns donated hair into wigs for people who have lost their hair during cancer treatment.
This seems like a very nice thing to do, and Swank is right to be applauded for doing so. And not for her the devil-may-haircare attitude of the more slapdash donatee about to lose their locks; Hilary boasts:
I've been growing my hair for months, so it's super long and super healthy."I've gotten my conditioning treatments every four weeks. Everyone is commenting on my hair and how it's long and pretty and healthy and shiny. All the better for a woman in need."
Which frankly sounds great. And when that lucky woman-in-need is, please god, given the all-clear, I'd like to make first dibs for secondsies on the Swank-wig. Because that's frankly more loving attention than my grizzled mop has seen in its natural-grown life.
For those inspired by the actresses actions, it doesn't seem to be quite such a similarly supported campaign in this country. Luckily, there are many other things you can donate. Like money, or time. Which are perhaps less glossy than movie star hair, but possibly more flexible.
Which is possibly the best thing anyway, for the undernourished split-endbed of your sheepish junior celebrity correspondent helper this afternoon. Not for want of intention, mind - were it the done thing here too, I'd happily think of offering my own head-straw in company with the charitable Swankster. But unless they have a styled merkin division, I am afraid they'd have turned it down anyway.
