Followers went wild when Carrie Bickmore revealed she’d had the chop again in October, and now the Challenge host has revealed the private the explanation why she determined to endure such a dramatic hair transformation.
WATCH BELOW: Carrie Bickmore debuts dramatic hair transformation
Talking to Stellar, the 40-year-old confessed that she’d needed to reassure her mum that the rationale behind her current tattoo and haircut wasn’t due to her milestone birthday.
“She requested me how I used to be feeling about coming as much as 40. I stated, ‘I’m not having a midlife disaster!’” Carrie told the publication. “I’d simply been in lockdown so lengthy I used to be completely happy to be launched so I may do some stuff.”
While her small ankle tattoo is a tribute to household, the mum-of-three stated that saying goodbye to her lengthy blonde locks was a journey.
“Seeing the picture of my Yr 12 formal, I can see why it’s taken me so lengthy to get again to having brief hair,” she reveals.
“I’m the daggy woman with braces her accomplice hoping he would give me a pash by the top of the evening, however there was no probability!”
2020 has been a tricky yr for a lot of – particularly for these residing in Melbourne like Carrie.
Together with accomplice Chris Walker, and her children Ollie, 13, Evie, 5 and Adelaide, two, spent quite a lot of the yr in lockdown so Carrie’s haircut was additionally a logo of freedom.
“It’s in all probability why, with out even fascinated by it, that with the tattoo and chopping my hair, I simply need to be a bit extra carefree,” she stated.
“I don’t throw warning to the wind fairly often and I’d like to try this a bit extra.”
Carrie debuted her new do in the most 2020 way ever with a hilarious TikTok and followers went loopy for her hair.
“Sure Carrie!! Appears wonderful!” one wrote.
“OMG LOVE!!!!💕💕💕💕” added one other.
Her former fellow Challenge panellist Lisa Wilkinson penned: “Fabulous!!!”
Magnificence guru Zoe Foster Blake summed up our ideas totally, remarking: “Now THIS, THIS is a haircut. 15/10.”
As a result of pandemic, Carrie was unable to have fun her fortieth with an enormous bash however shared a photograph of herself celebrating in her yard with a balloon that learn: “Covid fkd my birthday.”
Thanking followers for the birthday love, the Challenge host wrote on Instagram: “Not the massive fortieth celebration I had deliberate resulting from Covid…however after such a bizarre yr I simply really feel so grateful to have my well being…and I actually felt all of the love from my stunning household and buddies yesterday.
“Thanks Chris and the children for making it so particular. I’ll placed on my dancing sneakers subsequent yr and have a forty first as a substitute!!!! Gotta mark these moments in life. Means I get to remain 39 for one more yr:) Due to my cheeky buddy for the balloon.”
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