Viola on Why She Stopped Wearing Wigs

Viola Davis told Anderson, "I took off my wig because I wanted to step into who I was. I felt like every time I put on a wig I was apologizing for being a dark-skinned woman with curly hair, like I was hiding it."
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[@RonicaAF]

"I stepped into who I was" Powerful.

[@ilovehousemusic2637]

RonicaAF Exactly!!!

[@longislandny696]

Yes girl👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾!

[@lyfewithfena843]

Couldn't relate more

[@bettygann4628]

Beautiful naturally. Always.. love that bout her..

[@melodyellysse4377]

She is a very beautiful woman.

[@deeabee96]

She's so much more stunning with her natural hair though. In that comparison pic, she's literally glowing

[@thewordsmith5440]

Deandra Brown she does

[@taracannonllc]

So right!

[@celesterob7068]

Deandra Brown She looks younger without a wig.....

[@MzMary801]

I agree!!! We need more like her!

[@helloworld2430]

Yes, she is naturally so beautiful ❤

[@fayecoleman9384]

Black woman don’t need wigs we are gorgeous on our own.

[@pettymayonaise8030]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jay-dok2258]

Absolutely... Without a doubt

[@jay-dok2258]

@Jen Duncan I'm not an American but I have seen many cases were black women with natural hair couldn't get jobs or lost their jobs after going to work with natural hairstyles many many women have experienced that, even schools didn't want students especially black girls wearing their natural afros, it could be the jealousy I don't know, but educate yourself.. will yaa

[@kristv6496]

@Jen Duncan Jen shut up and move on with your life. You will never understand.

[@exstrem1079]

wigs are protective styles.

[@t1ffany15]

Viola’s face when he’s talking 😂

[@SweetEssie]

She seemed so over it 😂😂

[@carolellamuch9571]

Yes

[@mountmeron267]

She probably wanted to brinf the side of me of claws to eyes. But she decided to go the servant route -- which is utilize her platform to free other women (men) I still can not believe anderson is jumping on thr bandwagon of politicizing thr first woman made in the image of God. Eve, I mean Viola, you are amazing!

[@DOLOKB]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

[@HolandaChiquita]

Her real hair is so much more beautiful than all these wigs! I just love her like this!!!

[@filmtressmu8552]

+HolandaChiquita Me too.

[@88motho]

+HolandaChiquita True.

[@vcp365]

She looks so much better, fresher, younger, IMO.

[@DarkLordAli95]

i disagree, but i still love her.

[@earthangel6858]

@@DarkLordAli95 agree to disagree

[@Btrot5419]

I think she looks great with her natural hair. If most African-American women embraced their natural hair, they would bring the Asian dominated black hair market to it's knees.

[@Purpabary]

Preach!!!! It's like the world is making a profit off our hair. Then we get brain washed into only buying from Asians. We are better off embracing our natural hair.

[@thewordsmith5440]

Btrot5419 if most AA men wore cheaper shoes they would bring the whole Nike franchise down. If more men stopped buying expensive liquor they would bring the whole Hennessey company down.

[@annmariebusu9924]

Malcolm X's Daughter 😂

[@thewordsmith5440]

Annmarie busu Its not just black women who buy things lol

[@urowtanmw3247]

Lezbehonest88 Queen ...... no BW are not the only ones, but when you search "wig-x", you will see many websites that sell dead hair are labeled... " blah blah blah wig for black women". It's so dam lucrative, they're skipping all the way to the bank. You can't walk down any street/city/state w/o coming across another BW wearing dead hair. When BW as a whole cease the straight wig epidemic and embrace their natural hair....☑️❤️💯

[@MyraSponse]

I love how she said that she still loves wigs and she will put one on every now and then but NOT because shes hiding her hair,or her authentic self but because she has that choice to do with her hair what she wants!

[@Princessfrmalmighty]

Right thats what I do..I definitely understand her when she said that

[@MyraSponse]

@@Princessfrmalmighty likewise, I also think that's what sets us apart in our uniqueness.

[@calisongbird]

Yes!! That statement was so powerful. She’s owning her look and her choices.

[@kimberlymcguffin-shinbaum1549]

That’s wonderful. I love it when Black women take back who they are and live who they are. No need to be afraid of wearing the hair with what the are born with. They’re beautiful as they are.

[@MyraSponse]

@Jen Duncan Jen I don't know your ethnicity Ofcourse everyone can do with their hair what they want. However when you're a black woman or man Being who you are in your natural state can sometimes not be accepted. Braids, dred Locs or even just a natural fro can get you kicked out of school because it's a "distraction " or fired for being unprofessional. You dont think I know everyone has the choice ?! Yea everyone should without being judged. Thanks you.

[@Dstyle77]

I really hated those wigs that she was wearing. Now she's that Beautiful Sista, I always wanted to see!

[@rachaeldaniel475]

Same

[@veronicamoore7738]

Ditto

[@crownarealone]

Yes it's so refreshing to see! I wish more Black celebrities would follow in her footsteps

[@ertfgghhhh]

Yall say that but prefer other

[@Dstyle77]

@@ertfgghhhh don't tell me what I prefer and I won't tell you!

[@ReneeDeborah]

When she showed up at the Oscars with her natural hair I thought she looked simply stunning. Beautiful. You step into yourself really well, Viola.

[@russellwright9877]

M'Baku The very name of this person who’s posting negative says it all. Viola Davis is beautiful and if you disagree disagree but this comment is based on hatred. It’s time to report this person to KZbin.

[@russellwright9877]

Bring Back Jim Crow Laws let’s see what happens when I report this hateful post to KZbin

[@russellwright9877]

M'Baku okaaaay! My role model too. 💎🙌🏾💖💥🙏🏾

[@shyscham8998]

u can tell Viola lived a hard life not just from listening to her interviews. She takes her acting very seriously!

[@ask4theupgrade359]

Viola Davis has described herself as having "lived in abject poverty and dysfunction" during her childhood

[@steevenhyde3505]

+R Rodriguez And still she is so brave and down to earth and loving.

[@tatriceshipp9139]

Shy Scham what?

[@t.r.1457]

Shy Scham - You see it already on her face, she has a serious, often slightly sad expression when being just neutral. She is lovely, I like her and her movies, her acting very much. Greetings from Germany.

[@missshannon9790]

R Rodriguez MOST Black children have. At one point or another. All the more reason for Black Women to STOP HAVING KIDS. Maybe trump will enact PROCREATION REFORM during his time in office.

[@moore-grace6113]

"I felt like I was apologizing for who I was." - powerful statement!!!!!! As we step into our truth our light becomes a warm fire for others.

[@Bryantthewizz]

I tell my wife, when she wears wigs, they hide her beauty! My wife looks so pretty with her natural. Viola looks gorgeous!

[@kayahisaacforde7140]

Your wife is an adult and can wear what she wants.

[@msknich0le]

@@kayahisaacforde7140 Based in his statement, he didn’t say that his wife couldn’t wear wigs. As a husband, he just told her his opinion - which should matter to his wife.

[@kayahisaacforde7140]

@@msknich0le "when she wears wigs they hide her beauty" implies he tells her HE prefers when she doesn't wear them which, no, should not matter to her whatsoever. She gets dressed for herself not him.

[@busola_fagbemi]

Kayah Isaac Forde Marriage is a different ball game. Each partner has liberty and the opinion of each partner matters a lot. This why people have to be careful about who they settle down with. I’m sure the commenter’s wife also has similar opinions on the hair styles she prefers and loves on him.

[@kayahisaacforde7140]

@John D Gates THAT is the stupidest thing I have ever read. Firstly, I'm a lesbian. There will be no "he"s. Secondly, the common heterosexual is a fascinating creature indeed, to say it would be my fault if this hypothetical husband cheated on me because I get dressed for myself in the morning and not him? Madness. Do straight men really marry women off of looks? I suppose it makes sense considering all those Boomer memes about hating your wives and how they get "ugly" or whatver. If I propose to a woman its not cause she dresses how I want her to dress, its because we have been in a cmmitted relationship for years and I LOVE her, as an individual not as a pretty thing to look at it. Nothing is wrong with doing something your partner likes but that should come from a place of wanting both of you to enjoy yourselves but no youa re not REQUIRED to give a DAMN about anyone's opinion on your wardobe including your spouse. If your spouse is so bothered that they cheat on you, they're the jerk, not you. Women including your wives, do not exist to be attractive to you. Merci et salut.

[@anjaplushenka5995]

*Ah, the beauty you become when you realise who you truly are and let it show.*

[@cecilayoung7524]

Amen.. she is a very beautiful woman to me

[@dumadan7561]

@@cecilayoung7524 Absolutely and without a doubt.

[@exstrem1079]

she is nice with and without

[@bthompson6128]

Yesss, you are pretty

[@Scorplove1]

Yes absolutely.

[@farisasmith7109]

She's not pretty, she's beautiful.

[@Jessica.000]

Bring Back Jim Crow Laws Your turd must look very beautiful then.

[@geraldjohnson3216]

Hell yeah

[@chasep1310]

Facts, even more so when she speaks and you hear that bit more from her

[@denyshadials5702]

*“I stepped into who I was.”* Exactly how I felt going back natural. So strange when I couldn’t even remember what it looked like before relaxing it. Now I can’t imagine myself with straight hair without feeling weird. I know it’s ‘just another style’, but I honestly can’t relate. I just feel more confident, more myself with my natural hair.

[@ms.thomas5758]

She's so pretty like a doll. Looks so much younger without it

[@angiemaq]

I am just in love with this woman...embrace your dark skin and curly hair....

[@debbiephilbrick9872]

Word 🤛🏾

[@Sindyred]

She looks so much better without those horrible wigs! She actually looks younger.

[@vcp365]

IKR, she does!

[@kiahdale3858]

+Sindyred ikr

[@wendyharris9370]

Yes she does!

[@collarmole1819]

Annalise's wig was particularly hideous

[@nikhefe16]

@@collarmole1819 Girl yes! I felt the same way. But in general Viola Davis doesn't fit in with wigs tbh.

[@kayjewels1488]

I think she’s absolutely stunning and she rocks her natural hair well.

[@adreeves3374]

Imagine being such a powerhouse actress and having to keep answering these questions about your appearance, so numb

[@jadeiman3094]

Look I'm an African American women who doesn't wear weaves. But I also respect those who do. I'm just gonna need my black queens to wear their beautiful hair natural more often .👸🏽❤️

[@debbiephilbrick9872]

That’s right , women unite

[@chineloblessed4628]

J Gang I agree with you totally!! And choose not to wear wigs and weaves for the same reason

[@KM-oy5yh]

@@chineloblessed4628 AMEN. ..me3!

[@meriah10]

I just want people to not care about what black women choose to do with their hair,

[@kim8928]

Hair is art black women can wear all styles and still be beautiful that the difference with us black women that why they want to be us long hair short hair wigs or weave or natural we are art....

[@Natasha-sx9wx]

Viola's enunciation is so lovely. I could listen to her all day.

[@FrancesWhitley]

That's insulting because it is really saying that "she speaks well and is very articulate......for a black person". If she had been Kim K, would you have made the remark about her enunciation? Ijs... People of color can and do speak and enunciate just as well as our caucasian counter parts.

[@charity._.]

@@FrancesWhitley I’m pretty sure they were just commenting on a well spoken woman lol.

[@Rickyyyy15]

She is one hell of a woman. Absolutely love her. Her presence on screen is magnifying, she holds her audience.

[@iamceceanderson]

“I stepped into who I was” - so inspiring 🥰

[@ArchdukeOfBelgrade]

Davis is acting powerhouse no one really should care about her hair.. Some wannabe actresses their whole existence is about how they look real actresses work with their craft..and Viola Davis is a pro.

[@celebrityentertainmentnewslg]

Well said

[@joycecunningham8785]

Archiduc De Belgrade but they do, that's the sad part

[@kitaharris1623]

Except the reality is that hair does matter .... specifically naturally-textured black hair does matter socially. I've been looked over for jobs or choice assignments because I embrace my natural hair. It took nearly 35 years for me to learn to love my hair and not care how others, in their ignorance, perceived it. You would be surprised at how nasty people can be about the way our hair grows from our scalp naturally.

[@mrsvictor9914]

Love this!

[@kimberlywhitehead22]

Lies you tell......

[@MoneyStory52]

You can't love what you don't see and we rarely see ourselves as we are.

[@lilybellsimpson3534]

One of if not the best post I've ever seen or read.

[@NKLnDime]

Wow. Simple yet profound statement!

[@twielajones384]

I Totally DISAGREE WITH YOU. You can love yourself in Spite of what you SEE! That's a Big excuse for SELF HATRED.

[@edithledy3663]

An amazingly powerful statement. Thank you for it.

[@sisey99]

@@twielajones384 read the comment again 😎

[@dianeareola5795]

She is a beautiful black woman with her tight curly afro. Well done to her for embracing the African part of her. As a black British woman I have never felt like wearing white women's hair (not that there is anything wrong with it). I appreciate that some people may just fancy a change but I have been raised to be proud of everything about my African ancestry and I make no apologies because no other race apologises for how they have been created. God bless everyone reading this regardless of your ethnicity. Jesus loves you intensely 🙏

[@stellawilliamson1693]

Stop thinking blacks want to be white that's all wrong we need beautiful hairstyle s too go with our beautiful faces. We are not envious of any other races. Because we want our hair looking presentable and pretty

[@sarelito9202]

I wonder if this hair conflict phenomenon is more a US thing? I've have several African friends all with their natural hair, o don't remember there being a thing about this.

[@Ella-te7fe]

​@@stellawilliamson1693and you need wigs to consider it presentable and pretty. Sad. You should accept your natural hair instead and make it presentable instead of wearing wigs made of white and Indian people's hair.

[@VictoriaWhitlock]

No one: Literally no one: White men/teachers: I'm wearing a weave right now.

[@KLB1218]

Right!! It was even watching, had to make it about him.

[@BlaqueCute29]

Yeah. Wish they wldnt

[@mmc1086]

He was just trying to have banter with her. Not that deep.

[@peppersangster1081]

✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽💯!!!!!

[@chestchirecateyes]

Isn't that effing ridiculous?😒

[@WakandaBabe]

I LOVE her natural. It suits her face, makes her look younger. She is beautiful with her natural hair.

[@charlesrichardson1241]

ohsnapiam59 ,

[@debbiephilbrick9872]

You go girl and I love the color . She’s a brick house she’s mighty mighty , and beautiful smile 😃 too

[@veronicawilliams253]

she is more beautiful without a wig

[@akimuss5160]

*Beauty is subjective.* If you can't see her beauty, I pity you , and everyone else blinded by white supremacy for that sake. I genuinely think she is one of the most naturally beautiful women in Hollywood, at this moment. Her beauty is mesmerizing to me. Top 10 for sure!

[@Msdian100]

Bring Back Jim Crow Laws what a pitiful excuse for a human being you are.

[@ceoa]

God don't make ugly!! She's beautiful with or without a wig. Haters are ALWAYS gonna throw crap at people no matter what you do, that's their M.O.

[@ExposedRoot]

When I saw Viola's hair on that red carpet I did my 'big chop' went natural and have not chemically treated my hair since. Though I have never worn a wig or extension I did chemically straighten my hair. Changed my life. I was 50 and was reborn. I saw a black dark skinned woman like me and I love her for it!!

[@mrsbrownsugarsweetz]

I love Viola. I’ve followed her since I was a teenager. She has always been beautiful and stunning to me. Her and cicely Tyson are some of my favs.

[@ladyewo6778]

Viola yasss...but momma Cicely! 🙌💖

[@calisongbird]

@@ladyewo6778 RIP Cicely Tyson 💔

[@ladyewo6778]

@@calisongbird I know.💔 She left us the day after I posted this. 😥 The queen is now sitting on her heavenly throne.

[@brsugarbabe]

She is gorgeous with her natural hair.

[@AfroVibez]

I love this woman. she's one of the most intelligent actresses that I can listen to for hours and her eloquant response to a sensitive subject especially within such a stage was simply beautiful . . .

[@_love_ash]

you couldn't have said it better :)

[@BFick478]

I agree. Very well said!

[@ladyhydrojen531]

I'm just seeing this clip for the first time & I was just about post words similar to what you've written... You beat me to it! She's so articulate that I love hearing her speak! Thanks for acknowledging that. Eloquent post!

[@ladygemini5967]

She's beautiful

[@jeannesampson548]

How humble she is, which makes her even more beautiful. True to herself and ethnicity 💜 Just lovely

[@blackbutterfly4739]

I'm so over white people feeling like we have to explain why we change our hair ... it needs no explanation!!!

[@nikiahandy4403]

Period. Don’t question me.

[@genesiskravitz8621]

Their ancestors have trashed this world to the point where their own children don’t even know why they’re fucked up. We’re fucked up because of the unethical principles that were enforced so long ago. So now, white people today only know of themselves being the standard. Because their ancestors made it so they remain there. Many don’t even know when they’re singling someone out or being inappropriate because they literally have no other thought in their minds than “I am the norm and ‘they’ (BIPOC) are ‘Others’. Therefore, they are to be studied like an exhibit. It’s pretty enraging, to say the least.

[@michaelemdm7565]

I really don't think that was his reason for asking the question and I also believe its important for everyone to hear her reasoning b/c its a powerful message that more of us need to heed.

[@frances4461]

@@genesiskravitz8621 thank you for saying it's their ancestors and not them

[@latoyiab79]

I'm tired of explaining to people in general... black or white. I love natural hair.

[@MrDuffmann22]

Honestly, Ms Davis looks her best right here, with her hair out. She looks stunning

[@shalaw1206]

When you embrace your natural textile, you don't want to mask it any longer.

[@kayahisaacforde7140]

I like my hair and i want wigs???

[@alethiamillner5603]

Texture

[@esthermumba8293]

True, en route embracing my natural hair

[@calisongbird]

You mean texture. “Textile” means fabric...

[@urmom90210]

Kayah Isaac Forde you seem pretty defensive about a harmless statement so imma ask: do you like it enough to wear it to a red carpet event in a ballgown or like it enough to wear it to the mall? And wanting wigs is fine but what texture are you buying and does it even closely resemble your curl pattern?

[@candy5742]

She looks 90x better like this, also wigs make your hairline thin. The wig was not cute

[@realrachelleakuffo]

Viola speaks from the heart and you can't help but feel it because it's soul-baring truth!

[@Hollablackgirl93]

Viola, this woman, with her illuminated skin. just beautiful.

[@novagazer6787]

I'm a blonde headed white dude, and this woman inspires me. lol Love Viola. Watch her Broadway video performance in Fences. Search "Show clip - Fences - What about my Lif" You won't regret it. Amazing acting

[@nicolenunya984]

She looks sooooo good with that her natural hair. The color looks great on her as well

[@janetmarquez220]

Yes! Who we are naturally is more than enough!

[@ClaudinneV]

Woowww, I am not a black woman and have never used a wig but listening to this woman is really very inspiring. The 'embrace who you are' attitude is defintely what we all should do, regardless of our race and 'beauty issues'

[@CandicePoe]

I love how she has no bluff face. Everything, everything shows.

[@jacquelineperry9594]

American women try to hard to impress one another rather its appearance or whatever.and women try to hard to impress men.men don't try so hard when it come to women...regardless be yourself i wear my natrual hair and no makeup and ive been like this my entire life.im not a fake person you can take me or leave me.im still gonna be happy regardless.

[@lighthouse6748]

I love when she said, I wanted to step into myself.🕊

[@joycecorwell848]

Yessssss i cut that darn perm out of my hair an im dealing with the real me i love wigs as well but on a daily im wearing my own natural texture hair an it alright! I wish more black woman would do that instead of putting so much money into chinese ppl hands who are racist against blacks

[@woomeebly]

With you on that. I have locs. My mum did not like them at first, but she says now she'd have a hard time seeing me without them.

[@CurvyAries]

I absolutely love her as an actress. I love her face, the sound of her voice, the classy way she carries herself and the intelligent way that she expresses her point of view. Definitely a fan of this lovely lady.

[@KM-oy5yh]

YES!!!

[@lm5920]

She's sooo beautiful. Especially her hair!

[@rorober.1423]

She is gorgeous. Colonization and assimilation is over. ACCEPTABLE to be Black and beautiful💜💚❤

[@Lakishia]

I constantly shave my hair bald and wearing wigs these days is like putting on a hair hat...feels so uncomfortable to me. Now I will wear a wig once in a blue moon but chile I did that weave stuff in my 20s I'm over it now at 31 lol

[@cubeyes2000]

Amen. Her self assurance will spread into the mind of other Blacks that are afraid of who they are. Thank you Viola.

[@zeezees.183]

Lets hope so. I'm a black woman ... and I am SICK of seeing black women in wigs and weaves. I'm so glad the natural hair movement has come along. I hope it's here to stay.

[@debbieb4575]

ZeeZee S. Yeah I do agree I have lupus in my hair and it's thinning at the Crown so am looking at wigs I don.t want to really but...

[@l.austin2371]

Afraid lol i just like to wear my hair in different ways. Lol afraid

[@jennifermudehwe9089]

‘Other blacks?!’ Wow!

[@Nicoleflygrl81]

Sad we are in 2020 and back woman are ashamed of being themselves 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@1love847]

Wow. She is so much more beautiful literally stunning as a natural beauty

[@chinasaozonsi7106]

When I was 14 I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease. My hair was damaged from chemotherapy and radiation. Every time I look at my natural hair, the parts that won’t grow I’m reminded of that very sad and painful time in my life. It been a real challenge feeling beautiful without make up and wigs. At the same time I want/need to embrace how and who I am in a natural state. I too want to step into who I am.

[@aaliyahgriffin781]

You can do it just give yourself time

[@SidniOrchids]

I love Viola, that’s my girl. She’s one of my favorites now.

[@PWells23]

MAN she looks better without wigs. OMG u look beautiful Viola. Work it honey. You should do next season of HTGAWM with NO wigs. u look awesome. i can c YOU and YOUR face now. SimplyGorgeous ;)

[@FOFProductions4012]

It is hard being an African American woman and having people criticize us because our hair isn't straight and in order...you try to do something with our tangled and really curly and tight hair patterns. Until you step in our shoes and can not just wake up and have straight hair then don't judge. That is why a lot of African American women are going back natural instead of following the way society says we are suppose to look with straight hair. Those relaxers do burn our scalps lol. I LOVE BEING ALL NATURAL AND HAVE CURLY BEAUTIFUL HAIR!!

[@shyscham8998]

right on ! me too! ✊

[@goatmama70]

people make fun of us for wearing weave. it isnt fair

[@zoozyg3108]

Yasss

[@veronicawilliams253]

love ur comment

[@FOFProductions4012]

Veronica Williams thanks!! its so the truth!

[@1BRWNSKN]

AMEN! TO THAT! 😊 Grateful to say that God brought me into the reality just before the recent wave of everyone else. March 2007 my eyes 👀 opened and I made the conscious decision to let go of that false sense of self. My hair was permed and 21 inches long. I told my hairdresser to "cut it all off" it was her masterpiece. She thought I was just going through a phase. She convinced me to cut a little at a time because she said I might wake up the next morning traumatized. Each week, I ✂️ 💇‍♀️ a few inches after a wash. By the time I saw 2 inches of new growth (natural), I couldn't tolerate straight hair any longer. I cut the last 10 inches off at work, after taking a shower and washing my hair post working out at the gym. I remember clearly how I felt and what I saw in the mirror. I felt free. I realized I was in bandage of what I grew to believe "beauty" was. It felt like my body took a deep refreshing breath. My natural 😍 hair was so beautiful! and so was my face. I discovered right then that I have major "shrinkage" (tight coily hair). When I combed it out, that 2 inches was really 5-6 inches. When friends and co-workers saw me they thought that I was depressed and "let myself go" some even offered to pay for me to get a perm (🤔They were "black" females. Wow, thinking back at how delusional they were makes me smile with empathy 😊). I gotta share this on my FB. I love me som Viola. Thank you for the reminder.

[@dr.shakingmyhead4167]

EVERYONE need to embrace who they really are quit trying to be something that you would never be

[@Kirandera]

Anderson kinda tried it with that joke.

[@CaliforniaAfrican]

Yeah, he did. #fail

[@Lunews86]

Kirandera still relevant as fuk after 2 years..I 😂😂so hard at this very same weak ass joke ..

[@BlacPhoenix]

Kirandera exactly white people always wanna be included even in an African American woman's hair

[@NikonChicFL]

That was seriously awkward lol!

[@charisvaughn5920]

yeah he did. I had to catch myself for a sec "forgive them they know not what they do" LAWD

[@samella35]

And Viola, you're beautiful. Very beautiful. Inside & out.

[@chris-acf9031]

For me...watching Miss. Universe 2019 did it...the scale really fell and I just felt so uncomfortable in a wig since then

[@jewelangus1758]

@Crystal AcFam, "...the scale really fell" ...that's powerful.

[@Seremonii]

Viola's eyes and full lips are lovely alone. She's so beautiful.

[@plightoftheblackwoman6835]

I love her hair -- I think she looks beautiful. Much love to her.

[@diamondbofficial]

Viola Davis is speaking MY and so many other woman's TRUTH right now! I can't take it! I love her

[@GivingIsMyGift]

I love him for spotlighting this issue. He is very aware and conscious of his own reasoning for asking her that question... Good for you Anderson Cooper, good for you.

[@calisongbird]

She’s awesome. Good for her!!!!! I am an Ashkenazi Jewish woman with naturally curly/textured hair. I fought my natural hair for YEARS and didn’t know how to style it. Eventually I figured out how, and back then )in the 80s) there weren’t as many product options for hair like mine. I had a Puerto Rican client (I was a makeup artist) who said she used Luster’s Pink Oil to maintain her curls. From then on, my hair life was never the same. I started shopping the “ethnic hair care” aisle, and never looked back. Eventually, more products for naturally curly hair were marketed to non-black women, but for the most part, I’ve stayed in the ethnic hair care aisle... I also felt like I had “stepped into who I was” when I embraced my natural hair texture. 💕

[@anjelheaven]

Hair aside, her facial features are stunning. She's really beautiful!

[@urowtanmw3247]

anjelheaven ..... all of her is beautiful.

[@SaraGhansar]

she has a beautiful smile

[@pipperskips51]

I love her so much. She’s been my favorite actress for a long time and this just makes me love her even more. She glows✨

[@keekeesmith7151]

This is EXACTLY how I felt after seeing Luputa in Black Panther. It was time to make black glamorous for ourselves. I’ve worn weave only a couple times in 4 years only as a protective ready to go style. Although weave is easier MOST of the time, eventually it felt like we changed our identities too often to fit in as “beautiful”. No one else can beautify our curls for us. This is an added inspiration. We are the only ones that can beautify what belongs to us. If not us then who?

[@stardust-mf1oq]

She looks so much better this way, proud of her! Now it's my turn

[@thedestinypagechannel2023]

It's actually so amazing to see Viola in this new look after having ''stepped into who she is,'' as she has said. I truly believe that she looks so much more beautiful with her new and natural hairstyle. I feel the same way, but the natural hair is so time-consuming, I'm only able to sport my natural (hair) look every now and then, but I'm confident that with time, I'll find a way that will work for me to make it feasible. There's just been so much real and natural beauty we've been hiding over the years.

[@chosentheempress]

When you start to embrace and love your natural hair, you won.

[@lindacarruthers3423]

I absolutely love her look with her natural hair . She is and always has been , exceptionally beautiful.

[@DHGlee2013]

Viola is awesome!!! She gladly admits to loving wigs but is still proud of who she is. And wig or not she's still Viola and she's still awesome.

[@DHGlee2013]

Not to mention beautiful

[@bpeoples4043]

Viola Davis is beautiful, talented, passionate, and incredibly smart. :)

[@marykingdomchanger154]

Thank you viola even just the connection to hear from above you are disconnected, love you for speaking out

[@llw53one]

I just love her voice! She can do no wrong in my eyes

[@WordofHopeInt]

I have actually never seen her look more beautiful than the way she looks right now.

[@tiffanyblount7560]

Having been natural for some years now, it is one if the most freeing experiences of my life. I'm so glad I did it.

[@wandalynch1780]

Her real hair is absolutely gorgeous, as is she!! So glad she stepped into who she is!

[@netty5571]

This woman is strong and passionate and I’m here 2020 and a forever fan my Beautiful Queen!!

[@janerebecca6586]

she looks so much younger

[@thegoodsoilsharvest]

Gosh I love her

[@prettylyricsmarie]

I like her hair color, and she has a very pretty face, and now with her natural hair shinning through she looks younger and true to her spirit. She is stunning. I love her skin, her skin glows.

[@lesliejones873]

I miss this show so much... we love you Anderson

[@OlayinkaAwofodu]

She is Beautiful!

[@DarkAngel-qm4nq]

She is wonderful. Beautiful.Rock it lady.

[@ms3rings]

Beautifully spoken ❣️

[@mts4428]

Proud of you! Be you! Beauty comes in variety!

[@sarasmummy]

She's a smart woman, that's why she makes the perfect Analisse!

[@celiamitchell4969]

"I wanted to step into who Iwas ." You go gurl. I love it. Look at that lovely face. You are one INCREDIBLE actress Ms Vi. THE HELP.

[@mcdaniels101]

You and your hair are absolutely beautiful!! Much better than the weave/wig!! You go girl!!

[@dr.deannaellis-chopin7433]

You go girl!!! Absolutely gorgeous!!!

[@yknight4240]

Viola is so classy and beautiful love that shes so smart and embarrass her natural hair it makes her look earthy natural her melanin is popping skin like chocolate silk!

[@chirrita16]

viola Davis girl you are so beautiful WITHOUT THE WIG!! keep it off :)

[@wonderlinvargas3236]

Viola Davis still wear wigs, but she gave a very honest, poignant, & heartfelt response to the question that Anderson Cooper posed to her as a curious, white person who has virtually has little to no contact with black people -- other than as guests or as audience members on his talk show. FYI, Anderson Cooper is the son of the late fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt. It was Gloria Vanderbilt that said in the the late 1970's and early 1980's that her jeans were not made to fit black women.

[@heathermasters3592]

Love you Anderson did not know you had a show it should be on regular tv you’re great I would watch you relentlessly 💕

[@gabrieladu352]

Powerful message even years later!