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Joey Kingis dedicated to her acting roles, even if that means shaving her head three times.
In her new cover story forAllure’s August digital issue, theIn-Betweenactress shared her experience with buzzing her hair off for the sake of her characters (the 22-year-old sported a clean-shaven look in three of her films and shows: Hulu’sThe Act,The Dark Knight RisesandWish I Was Here).
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However, there was definitely criticism involved. “A lot of people made fun of me when I had my head shaved. A lot of people said really mean things,” King shared.
That didn’t deter King from embracing the shorter cut, though. “I actually felt more confident; I felt very powerful. [Their words] slid off my back,” she said. “People like to insert themselves in other people’s business when it doesn’t actually matter. Me having a shaved head for a project really upsets you that much? I’m doing fine.”
King mirrored the same sentiment in 2018 when she spoke withAllureon transforming her look for hercharacter Gypsy Rose BlanchardonThe Act.
“I’ve never really had an attachment to my hair. I couldn’t care less what happens to it,” she told the outlet even back then. “No part of me was nervous or was second-guessing it. So many people would ask me, ‘Are you really scared?’ or ‘Are you nervous?’ or say, ‘You’re so brave.’ And I’d go, ‘I’m not brave, I’m just cutting my hair off.'”
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While attending a Berlin screening for the action-packed film, in which she plays Prince, King debuted aglam punk metallic pink asymmetrical bob.
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Through herBullet Trainpromo, King has also been vocal about her admiration for her co-starBrad Pitt, who plays a returning assassin Ladybug.
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“I was like, ‘What am I doing here? I don’t deserve to be here.’ But working on this movie with the entire cast, and of course Brad — like, he’s f—ingBrad Pittat the end of the day,” King shared with the outlet.
She continued: “We loveBrad Pitt. It was truly an honor — not just because they’re so talented and have such cool careers, but because they’re the coolest humans to work with,” she said of the cast. Brad became someone that I was so comfortable with and feel so lucky that I was able to share this time with. I just absolutely adore him. … It doesn’t get better than these people, just on human level and on a talent level."
source: people.com
