When cutting your hair costs more than money…
By Amber
@AmbiePam (119179)
United States
April 15, 2026 6:02am CST
Some of you may remember actress Keri Russell for the critically acclaimed “The Americans “ or “The Diplomat “. However, she first came to the attention of the public when she headlined the WB (now defunct) channel’s show, “Felicity”. She played a girl (Felicity) who graduated high school and followed her crush to college. Personally, I have NEVER seen an episode. One thing I always noticed? Her long, (naturally) curly, beautiful hair.
So after she had a few seasons of the show under her belt, they decided to make an episode about cutting her hair, since Keri wanted it cut in real life. And that is what they did. Still leaving the curl, they cut it very short.
Ratings for the show tanked. Fans wrote how much they hated it. A memo went out to the creators of the other WB shows with clear instructions not to cut any hair of the female leads.
I remember this so clearly! Maybe the ratings would have tanked anyway, but there is little doubt the hair cut helped.
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14 responses
@DaddyEvil (173656)
• United States
15 Apr
I don't know who that actress is and have never watched that show.
I need my hair cut again now. It's down past my shoulders again.
It's down past my shoulders again.2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (173656)
• United States
15 Apr
@AmbiePam My older brother told me my hair looks silly combed to the side. I think he's jealous because he's only got a fringe of hair around his head and wears a ballcap to hide his bald head. 
My older brother told me my hair looks silly combed to the side. I think he's jealous because he's only got a fringe of hair around his head and wears a ballcap to hide his bald head. 2 people like this
@jstory07 (148378)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Apr
@DaddyEvil Yes your brother is jealous.
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@Juliaacv (55917)
• Canada
15 Apr
I remember seeing some of that series.
I doubt that it was the haircut that tanked the series, I mean 'Rachel' did the same thing in Friends, so much as it was that it was a series about a transitionary time in someone's life. That time comes to an end, and so does the series.
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@toniganzon (76916)
• Philippines
16 Apr
Fans of the show can really be crazy. And just because of the hair. Does that mean the show was watched only because of the hair and not because of her acting and the story line? I remember Felicity being shown on tv but didn't watch it.
To be honest, I never liked Keri Russell.
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@xstitcher (38793)
• Petaluma, California
16 Apr
Never watched it, though I vaguely remember the title.
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@Marilynda1225 (90549)
• United States
15 Apr
I'm familiar with how Kerri Russell is but know nothing about her hair cut and the series tanking because of it.
After all the negative response from fans they should have given her a wig
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@LindaOHio (220859)
• United States
16 Apr
I doubt I would stop watching a show because the female lead got a haircut.
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@BarBaraPrz (51761)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr
Never saw the show but we should all have the right to do what we want with our own hair.
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@luisadannointed (11282)
• Philippines
15 Apr
I watched it until she betrayed Ben with her bestfriend.
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@Traceyjayne (10720)
• United Kingdom
15 Apr
I don't know her or the programmes she has been in. Shame that rating hit so badly just because she cut her hair !
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@thislittlepennyearns (68062)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
15 Apr
I remeber the show being a thing, and i remember her short hair. I don't think i remmebr her before short hair.
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