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The ups and downs of hair removal...
To get or not to get a bikini wax? It's a real dilemma for these celebs. When you're a famous lady do you ever want to be THAT exposed? These names have had some VERY awkward encounters, from being asked for a photo to ill-timed autograph requests. You'll never believe the hilarious situations these stars have been in while getting rid of their body hair... (©BANG Showbiz)
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Hayden Panettiere
In 2013, 'Nashville' star Hayden Panettiere had a conversation with the crew on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ prior to her appearance. While the chat took place over the phone, Hayden decided to have a painful bikini wax at the same time, which resulted in her not being able to have a normal conversation as she kept crying out in agony! When her episode aired, she recalled the embarrassing moment, saying: "Uh, ya, well I was multitasking. I was getting ready to go. My assistant just had a baby so I'm ... this was multi-tasking on different level.” Panettiere, 33, recalled how the person who was interviewing her asked her how her show was going, to which she replied: “It's great, it's amazing,” followed by a loud scream! (©BANG Showbiz)
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Bella Thorne
In 2017, Bella took things to an unimaginable level by documenting her very first bikini wax session on Snapchat. Prior to it, Bella informed her Twitter followers: “If anyone wants to see me get waxed for the first time, go to my Snapchat.” At the beginning of her session, she said: “Oh my god, this is going to hurt so bad.” Thanks for confirming it, Bella! (©BANG Showbiz)
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Rihanna
In 2010, Rihanna revealed during an appearance on ‘The Graham Norton Show’ that one time the girl who was giving her a bikini wax was, in fact, one of her biggest fans. The 35-year-old singer recalled: “She was a 25-year-old American, and was like, ‘I know who you are!’ (waxing noise) ‘You’re Rihanna, aren’t you?’ (waxing noise) And I was just like… awkward. "It was probably one of the most awkward moments of my entire life. I just got up and I got out of there." Rihanna says the secret to not being recognised when you're that exposed is to have an "old and Russian" beautician carry out the waxing. (©BANG Showbiz)
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Gwyneth Paltrow
Many years ago, actress Cameron Diaz, 50, revealed during an appearance on ‘The Graham Norton Show’, that "I have a girlfriend who is obsessed with having a 70s bush,” and “when she takes a bath it literally sways like seaweed. I swear". Diaz then proceeded to explain that one time, she and other girls helped this friend to get rid of her body hair. Later on, in 2013, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, 50, had an interview on Australian radio program ‘The Kyle and Jackie O Show,’ where she revealed that she was THAT friend Cameron talked about. Gwynnie even revealed that after that incident, she opted for a new hairstyle down below. She said: “Every time I have a bikini wax, Cameron Diaz holds me down!" (©BANG Showbiz)
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Kyra Sedgwick
In a 2021 appearance on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’, actress Kyra Sedgwick, 57, talked about the ups and downs she and her husband, actor Kevin Bacon, 64, went through during the Coronavirus lockdown. This, of course, includes a home waxing session. She explained: “It became clear at one point to me, to both of us, that I needed a bikini line wax. Part of me was like, ‘How hard could it be?’ You know, I've watched these amazing ladies do it all these years, and, like, I've always really appreciated them and appreciated their attention to detail, but I didn't really think it would be that hard.” Kyra proceeded to add that she did not embark on this new adventure on her own, as Kevin assisted her, since he “is like, incredibly handy,” and “really good with a lot of things". Kyra said that, after finding an ideal position, both of them realized it was not as easy as they had first thought. She added: “I'm not saying it was a disaster, but the fact that we did not have to go to the emergency room was just an absolute miracle. I mean there were moments where I was like, ‘I thought you knew how to do this! My God, what are you doing? That's such a huge piece!’ And he was like, ‘I didn't say I knew how to do this. You said I knew how to do this!'" (©BANG Showbiz)
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Fergie
In 2015, former Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie told Allure about the time when her then-husband, Josh Duhamel, 50, caught her carrying out the rather intimate procedure She said: “[He] walked in on me during my bikini waxing, and I’m like, ‘OK, honey, hi.’ And I’m on all fours. But he doesn’t just leave; he gets curious!” (©BANG Showbiz)
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Dakota Fanning
'The Runaways' star Dakota Fanning, 29, recalled in an interview with W magazine, an uncomfortable fan moment she had whilst on the waxing table. She said: “The best encounter that I had was I was getting a bikini wax and my waxer was talking to me about the show and how much she was loving it. "I was like, ‘Great, I’m really glad.’ I’m literally lying there, facing the ceiling, and she’s deep in my bikini area and I’m talking about ‘The Alienist’.” (©BANG Showbiz)
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Kim Kardashian
In 2011, Kim confessed to Us Weekly magazine that she was a very early waxer! She said: "Literally, at 12 years old I had a bikini wax. I had an appointment once a month on a specific day, like every Friday we'd go and get the inside of our brows waxed and a bikini wax." Kim was a committed waxer until she had all her hair removed via laser treatment. The social media superstar had no choice because she had a lot of excess body hair due to her heritage. Speaking to Allure, she said: "I am Armenian, so of course I am obsessed with laser hair removal! Arms, bikini, legs, underarms… my entire body is hairless.” (©BANG Showbiz)
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Nicole Scherzinger
Go to Paris and check out the Eiffel Tower? No, thanks. Go to Paris to get a bikini wax? Yes, please! In 2017, singer Nicole Scherzinger, 44, recalled a very awkward spa session she had to endure whilst visiting the French capital. Speaking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, she spilled: “That was horrible. I thought the chick doing it didn't know me, but she was actually a fan. She asked for a picture right in the middle of the wax. When she was looking at my... I was like, 'Wow!'" (©BANG Showbiz)
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Elizabeth Banks
‘Pitch Perfect’ actress Elizabeth Banks, 49, is someone who has never had an awkward waxing moment, because she relies on her trusty razor! She Women’s Health Magazine: “I'm not a fan of plastic surgery. Oh, and I've never had a wax in my life. "Waxing makes no sense to me, because you have to grow it out to wax it. My [bikini area] is all shaved, and she looks good. I use a nice exfoliator, like Dermalogica." (©BANG Showbiz)
To get or not to get a bikini wax? It's a real dilemma for these celebs.
