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Keanu Reeves’ girlfriend Alexandra Grant reveals why she refuses to dye her grey hair


Keanu’s girlfriend Alex is silver and proud (Picture: MediaPunch, BACKGRID)

Keanu Reeves’ girlfriend Alexandra Grant has wowed us all with her naturally grey hair and she’s now shared the reason she refuses to dye it.

The Matrix actor surprised everyone in November when he went public on the red carpet with his and Alexandra’s relationship after a year of secretly dating.

When people got over the shock of seeing the formerly eligible bachelor Keanu, 55, with a new woman on his arm, people took in Alexandra’s grey locks and drew comparisons to actress Helen Mirren.

It seems there’s more than a vanity reason for Alexandra keeping her hair naturally grey, as she has shared a Newsweek article explaining how breast cancer is linked to permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners.

In the caption, the 46-year-old artist explained: ‘Wow. Today’s news… The numbers are staggering, especially for womxn of color.

‘I went gray prematurely in my early 20’s… and dyed my hair every color along the way until I couldn’t tolerate the toxicity of the dyes any more. In my 30’s I let my hair turn “blonde”… [sic].’

Alexandra continued: ‘I love and support that every womxn can choose how she wants to look at every age. But/and, if womxn are perishing from beauty standards… then let’s talk about those beauty standards. Love to all womxn! [sic].’

The couple went public last month (Picture: Getty Images)

Many of Alexandra’s Instagram followers agreed with her sentiments, including one who commented: ‘Preach, my silver sister!’

Another admitted: ‘I love natural gray and I wish my gray would kick in faster. I don‘t care about aging or gender standards. Most bad comments about my hair length come from men who could go to hell and stay there .’

It seems Alexandra managed to inspire change for one of her followers, who mused: ‘I started to gray in my 20s too. Hmm… maybe I should chill a bit from dying my hair.’

They had been secretly dating for a year (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Sharing their thoughts on the post, one other weighed in: ‘Beauty is truly from within. However, society has conditioned us to believe women are only beautiful if we make sexualizing choices about clothing, hair, and makeup.

‘We don’t color our hair to feel or be sexy but we may feel less attractive by allowing our hair to grow in its natural state because of other people’s perception of us. @grantalexandra I agree. It should be discussed more often for safety and mental health [sic].’

Sources have credited Alexandra for ‘saving Keanu years after the tragic death of his girlfriend Jennifer Symes. The former couple also suffered the stillbirth of their daughter two years before Jennifer’s death following a car crash.

An insider told Life & Style Weekly: ‘She’s one of the few people who’s managed to get Keanu to open up about his emotions and past.

‘He was in such a dark place for so long, but Alexandra’s positive outlook and support have played a huge part in helping him turn his life around.’



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