Jamie Lee Curtis admits that her hair was destroyed during the 80s due to bleaching

‘Weird to see the past in the present’: Jamie Lee Curtis revisits an old interview clip and says bleach destroyed her hair at the time which is why her hair looks in bad shape in old interview clip. (Instagram)

The 80s seem to have been quite harsh on Jamie Lee Curtis, especially her hair. During one of her recent interviews, the ‘Freaky Friday’ actress opened up about constantly bleaching her hair and how it was destroyed.

Jamie Lee Curtis says bleach destroyed her hair

Recently, the famed actress appeared on the latest episode of the ‘Today’ show, talking about her recently released sitcom series titled ‘The Newlyweds.' During one of the segments of the show, a clip of hers from the 80s was shown on screen when she appeared on the show on October 31, 1981. In the old clip, Curtis was shown being interviewed by Tom Brokaw while sporting short blonde hair.As Curtis watched the clip in awe and said, “That’s crazy," the current host, Carson Daly, repeated some of Tom’s words from the 80s interview and stated, “Well, we said it back in 1981, and we are saying it again today.

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Following her appearance on the show, the actress reshared the interview clip on her Instagram account, along with an explanation of why her hair looks the way it does during the interview. She wrote in the caption, “My hair had been burned off my head after getting it bleached for a movie and then a perm. Weird to see the past in the present. Thrilled to be back.”

About ‘The Newlyweds’

Curtis’ latest TV show stars Téa Leoni and Tim Daly in the leading roles (who are also married in real life) as Jeanie and James. The show follows a later-in-life love story between a free-spirited woman and a quiet, shy professor who marry on a whim after a whirlwind proposal. The cast also includes Bill O'Neill, Emma Meisel, and Ignacio Diaz-Silverio.