Categories: Celebs

Summer Walker Switches Out Long Tresses For A Shaved Head, High Ponytail Combo

Summer Walker popped out on Wednesday with an innanet-breaking look! She went from her usual long inches and locs mix to a bare, but standout ‘do.The singer debuted a haircut and high ponytail in a series of selfie photos. Within hours, the photos spread across social platforms. By afternoon, Summer removed the post from her secondary account @glctawhre.

“Legit wanted this hair style my whole life,” Summer wrote with a black heart, teary-eyed and tongue out emoji.

Summer went bold, bold and practically shaved her entire head. Dressed in a white tee, she showed fans her tall, long ponytail made of locs. The hair now drapes past her shoulders.

The star continued to trend throughout the day as fans and online users discussed the change. In under 12 hours, a repost on @theshaderoom’s Instagram page generated more than 345,000 likes and over 62,000 comments.

Summer served fresh, clear skin in the photos along with a closer look at her tattoos, including of her bae’s name Larry. As previously reported, Larry also tattooed Summer’s name above one of his eyebrows. The couple debuted their ink back in November 2021.

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