Redheads Reign Again

Star Tribune ^ | 11.29.05 | Tanika White

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Redheads are rare in our society -- only about 3 percent of the population. But they've had to endure endless stereotyping.

There's bad news for blondes these days in Hollywood.

Just check out the hair color on some of the biggest stars going: Nicole Kidman. Tyra Banks. "Desperate" housewife Marcia Cross. "Will & Grace's" Debra Messing. "Sex and the City's" Cynthia Nixon.

"Red is the new blonde," says Tim Rogers, editorial stylist and spokesman for Charles Worthington hair and beauty salons in London. "She is a head-turning hybrid between the moody brunette and the bubbly blonde. She's not afraid to have fun and get noticed."

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Because red hair is so rare in our society -- only about 3 percent of the population has it -- such stereotypes tormented many a redheaded child, Heckert says. They were called "Carrot Top," and "Red," or dismissed as the "redheaded stepchild."

"Red hair is so bold," says Heckert, a strawberry blonde. "And kids always pick on what's different. The bolder the shade, the more they felt stigmatized."

But today's celebrities appear to have taken the stereotypes and turned them on their scarlet heads.

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Katie Couric has also recently died her hair red.

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like pearls on a pig...