“High School Musical” Star Monique Coleman Says Her Character Wore Headbands Because Crew Styled Black Hair ‘Poorly’
Monique Coleman is revealing that the headbands her character wore in “High School Musical” weren’t just a fashion statement. Instead, it was a solution to a bigger issue.
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The actress, who played the role of Taylor McKessie in the Disney Channel films, recently spoke with Insider and revealed that she always wore statement headbands because stylists did her hair “very poorly.”
“We’ve grown a lot in this industry and we’ve grown a lot in representation and we’ve grown a lot in terms of understanding the needs of an African American actress,” Coleman said before revealing, “But the truth is, is that they had done my hair, and they had done it very poorly in the front.” The 40-year-old star said she ended up suggesting to stylists to “incorporate headbands into her character” and “just make that a part of who she is” because they didn’t have time to or skills to fix her hair for filming.
Despite that, Coleman said she was ultimately happy happy to take on the role and inspire many Black teens and children watching the popular movie.
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