Sofia Vergara balks at ‘old-fashioned’ hair: Five Hollywood actresses bucking short haircuts of middle age

Sofia Vergara will be celebrating her 52nd birthday this summer, and she is going against what she says is expected for Latin American women over the age of 40.

“I always say, ‘Oh, I’m going to cut my hair.’ But then I end up not cutting it,” she told People. “In Latin America, I mean they used to tell you that once you hit 40, you’re not supposed to have this crazy long hair.

So I’m always thinking like, ‘Is it time? Is it time to cut it?’ I don’t know, I don’t want to feel like old-fashioned [with] short hair.”

The “Modern Family” actress isn’t the only celebrity embracing long hair as she gets older.

Christie Brinkley, 70, shared how she answered the question, “to gray or not to gray,” when it came to her own hair, explaining in a March 2023 Instagram post that her hairstylist, Rita Hazan, helped her out.

“Women are really, really interested in gray hair,” she said in the video. “I wasn’t really sure when I noticed that I had it—it’s really cool on some people to grow it out. Mine isn’t that kind of cool gray hair yet. Maybe someday.”

In addition to keeping her signature blonde hair, Brinkley chooses to keep it long.