Blondes Have More ... Stress, According to Allison Williams

Golden tresses aren’t a ticket to carefree living, according to Allison Williams, a newly minted blonde.

The actress appeared on Live with Kelly yesterday, and after joking that she dyed her hair to look more like Rippa (who doesn’t want to look more like that ageless wonder?), she confirmed that it hasn’t been all fun and games. In fact, it’s been rather taxing.

“I’m so stressed about it,” the Girls star said. “It feels different, it’s not as soft as it used to be.”

Hair texture can change after dyeing or bleaching, which is definitely reason enough to freak out, so we understand where she’s coming from. Williams said she’s been brushing it slower than you’d brush “a dead person’s hair.”

Not all blondes feel this way, however. A study released in 2008 from Nottingham Trent University and Clairol found that ladies who dyed their hair shades from platinum to strawberry blond enjoy increased confidence at work and had better sexual experiences at home. Almost half the women surveyed said they were more likely to sing or dance in front of strangers at a social event after dying their hair. The same percentage also said they would be more likely to ask someone out or initiate sex. Bold and beautiful. We like it.

At the same time, another study found fun and intelligence (two stereotypes often associated with blondes) have nothing to do with hair color. According to the paper published in Nature Genetics, the blond trait occurs when one letter among the 3 billion building blocks that make up the human genome sequence is expressed as an “A” instead of a “G” — a mutation, they found, that is not associated with any other traits. Blondes who are partying hard or failing exams have to look for a different excuse, according to science.

“This is a great biological example of how traits can be controlled, and what a superficial difference blond hair color really is,” lead researcher David Kinglsey explained to National Geographic.

However, it’s not hard to believe the artificial hair color could cause stress. Just think about the upkeep, which can cost $2,000 a year. One woman recently calculated that being blonde cost her $11,000 over six years.

When Rippa suggested Williams get a satin pillowcase to rest assured, Williams replied that she’d been there, done that. “Not only do I have a satin pillowcase, I have a satin eye mask so the back of my eye mask doesn’t pull on my hair,” she said, adding, “and I sleep in, like, a bonnet. It’s very cute. My divorce is imminent.”

Joking aside, her husband, Ricky Van Veen, does like the new look, but he is also OK with her going back to brown. “He does like it,” she said, but he often says things like, “It looks so nice … when do you think you’re gonna go back?”

Williams promised this is because he just liked it when she didn’t look like she did anything to herself. “He genuinely prefers no effort.”

Well, the fact that she has a super-sweet husband should help in relieving some stress.

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