"I remain the tomboy/feminist who has never in her life shaved her legs or armpits. Ever," the 'Big Bang Theory' actress shared in a blog post in 2012.
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The "Godmother of Punk" not only got her hairy underarms out in 1978, but she made sure every one of the millions of people who bought her 'Easter' album got to see them for the rest of time.
The classically trained cellist, phenomenal alt-pop artist, and fashion darling can be seen at any point with a full armpit of hair.
Jackson has long been an advocate for embracing your natural body, and in an Instagram story she admitted, "I didn't realize that people were going to get so upset over my armpit hair. I didn't realize that was such an issue. It is so funny."
Queen Bey only had to leave the tiniest hint of stubble for people to praise her for embracing her natural body. The famous moment was on the red carpet at the premiere of 'Cadillac Records' in 2008.
A weirdly large number of people are obsessed with Julia Roberts’s armpit hair, particularly when she showed it at the premiere of ‘Notting Hill’ in 1999. Other stars have also been celebrated for sporting furry pits and, whether intentional or not, many people perceive the hair as a form of empowerment as well as a protest against ridiculous female beauty standards.
Naturally, anything a woman chooses to do with her body hair is her own right and empowering in its own way. But in a world that isn’t quite onboard with that idea yet, these are the celebrities who’ve grown out their underarm fuzz and boldly owned it in front of cameras.
Click through the gallery and forget about close shaves.
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A weirdly large number of people are obsessed with Julia Roberts’s armpit hair, particularly when she showed it at the premiere of ‘Notting Hill’ in 1999. Other stars have also been celebrated for sporting furry pits and, whether intentional or not, many people perceive the hair as a form of empowerment as well as a protest against ridiculous female beauty standards.
Naturally, anything a woman chooses to do with her body hair is her own right and empowering in its own way. But in a world that isn’t quite onboard with that idea yet, these are the celebrities who’ve grown out their underarm fuzz and boldly owned it in front of cameras.
Click through the gallery and forget about close shaves.