Britney Spears was one of the most controversial celebrities of the 2000s, and undoubtedly, her sudden decision to shave her head became one of the most judged and criticized episodes throughout her career.
After more than 15 years, the singer decided to talk openly about what happened in 2007 and reveal the real reasons that led her to enter a beauty salon, take a razor, and shave her head in front of the cameras of dozens of paparazzi.
Her truth is part of The Woman in Me, the autobiographical book to be released on October 24, in which she breaks the silence to talk about several moments that marked her artistic and personal life, revealing many painful details unknown until today.
Why Did Britney Spears Shave Her Head in 2007?
It’s no secret that during 2007, Britney Spears was going through a very complicated time, not only was she getting divorced from Kevin Federline, but she was also in a legal battle for the custody of her children. All this kept Britney under constant stress, which added to the media pressure that the media was exerting on the matter turned the artist into a bomb that sooner or later ended up exploding.
During that time, Spears starred in several scandals that made her the center of attention; however, what we did not know was that behind it all was a young woman who for years had to struggle with loneliness and the pressure of what people expected of her.
Britney Spears wrote in her memoir that what happened in 2007 was the only way she found to respond to the social pressure that demanded she look and behave one way. “When I was little, I was looked at a lot. I was looked up and down, people would tell me what they thought of my body since I was a teenager. Shaving my head and acting out were my ways of fighting back,” she said.
Unbeknownst to her, however, that episode would turn into a point of no return that would end with the abusive guardianship of her father, Jamie Spears, who took control of all areas of the artist’s life for several years. “The guardianship stripped me of my womanhood, turned me into a child. I became more of an entity than a person on stage,” she wrote.
This story was written in Spanish by Mariana Martell in Cultura Colectiva
