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Erling Haaland is kicking off a new Premier League season with a new ‘do.

The Norwegian soccer star sheared off his iconic long locks—which he styled in his signature man bun throughout the 2026 World Cup—into a buzzcut, shocking his fans and fellow athletes alike.

As Haaland wrote on Instagram Aug. 23 alongside photos of the hair transformation, “Short hair don’t care.”

But it seems the Manchester City player’s colleagues do. After all, Haaland, 26, video called a few members of the soccer community to get their reactions, with English player Jack Grealish joking the athlete looked “about 10 years old” with his new ‘do in a video shared to YouTube Aug. 23.

Meanwhile, retired soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic didn’t hold back on delivering his two cents.

“Oh, my God, what the f–k is this? You lost a bet or what?” he quipped. “Block me and erase my number, my friend.”

As for what soccer manager Pep Guardiola thought of the makeover? Well, he wishes he had the luxury of undergoing a hair transformation.

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“You are lucky you have hair,” he said. “I would love to have it.”

And while the haircut may come as a surprise to the soccer world, Haaland has been considering a big chop for some time now.

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“This beautiful blonde hair, time to let it go,” he said. “I was thinking about doing it straight after the World Cup, but it was so busy, so I didn’t do it. Season starts now, so it’s time to get a fresh start and everything.”

But he did have one voice in the back of his mind telling him to hold off on the change.

“Zlatan told me never cut your hair because your strength is in your hair,” Haaland explained. “I’m a bit nervous.”

But in the end, he couldn’t shake the desire of wanting a buzzcut like he’s “been in [the] military.”

And when it was all said and done, Haaland shared he had “no regrets, never.”

He added, “But remember, the Vikings always cut it short.”

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John CenaTwo weeks after attending the Little Brother premiere with a full head of brown hair, the WWE legend debuted a shaved look ahead of his second hair transplant.”Round 2 of [Follicular Unit Extraction] Treatment and this time I went all in for best possible results,” he wrote on X June 29, 2026. “Thank you Ken Anderson and the staff at Anderson Center for Hair for accompanying me on this journey!”

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John OliverThe Last Week Tonight host debuted jet-black hair for a guest role on ABC’s long-running soap opera General Hospital.

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Carrie UnderwoodTrading in her signature golden locks, the country music star wrote on Instagram in August 2025, “Well, the last time I saw my natural hair color, I was probably about 12 years old, but I thought it might be time to give it a second chance.”

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Sebastian StanThe Marvel actor said goodbye to Bucky Barnes’ signature long hair in April 2025, showing off a shaved head at the Los Angeles premiere of Thunderbolts*.

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Tan FranceThe Queer Eye star had fans doing a double take when he ditched his signature gray hair for a dark brown ‘do in April 2026. The fashion stylist noted at the time that the dramatic transformation was for a role and “not a midlife crisis.”

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Sami SheenThe daughter of Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards shared her at-home hair dying journey, including its many missteps, on TikTok and raved about the results.“I’ve been wanting to do this to my hair for years now,” she said, “and I’m so happy that I finally did it.”

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Jessica ChastainThe Help star debuted her “choppity chop,” she she put it, on the red carpet of the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in April 2026.

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Jason MomoaIn July 2025, the actor shaved off his beard for the first time in six years to film Dune: Part Three, which required him to rock a clean shaven look to reprise his role of Duncan Idaho.

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Kelly ClarksonThe American Idol winner debuted a shorter hairdo in a July 2025 The Voice promo, trading her signature blonde waves for a shorter, darker bob style.

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Chris PrattThe actor debuted a bearded look, which he sports on season two of The Terminal List, in June 2025.

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Finn WolfhardThe Stranger Things star changed up his trademark shaggy hairstyle in May 2025 by debuting a buzzcut at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo, Japan.

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JoJo SiwaIn March 2025, the “Karma” singer debuted her rainbow mohawk at the GLAAD Media Awards.

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Emily RatajkowskiIn a March 2025 TikTok video, the model called this ‘do with shaggy bangs the “worst haircut of my life.”

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Gypsy Rose BlanchardThe Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockupstar debuted a short bob in March 2025, more than two months after giving birth to her and fiancé Ken Urker‘s first child, daughter Aurora Urker.

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Whitney RoseThe formerly blond Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star debuted a red bob on Watch What Happens Live in January 2025.

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Lily CollinsThe Emily in Paris star debuted her dramatic transformation at the world premiere of her new horror movie, MAXXXINE, in June 2024. “Changing my hair always brings out different sides of my personality and I love playing around,” Lily told Vogue. “This cut and color feels bolder and yet somehow lighter. And completely more me—right now.”

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Katie HolmesWhile attending Chanel’s Tribeca Film Festival Artists dinner in June 2024, Katie debuted a subtle, yet striking transformation of rich caramel balayage highlights that were blended throughout her brunette tresses.

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Kylie JennerThe Kardashians star debuted a platinum blonde look and a bob haircut after rocking waist-length strands for quite some time.”Did someone say they missed king kylie,” Kylie teased in the caption of her June 8 Instagram post, to which her sister Khloe Kardashian cheekily replied, “I did! I did!!!!!!”

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Lisa RinnaThe former Bravo star debuted a platinum blonde look during 2024 Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture.

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Priyanka ChopraThe Heads of State star debuted a drastic haircut—a shoulder-grazing bob—while attending a Bulgari event in Rome i May 2024.

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Jessica BielIn May 2024, the actress chopped her hair into a bob that many fans on social media said reminded them of one of the looks she sported as Mary Camden on the ’90s series 7th Heaven.

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Megan FoxThe Transformers actress returned to her dark brown tresses and debuted a sassy bob in May 2024, a month after she dyed her hair blue to enter what she dubbed her “Jedi era.”

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Dannielynn BirkheadAt age 17, the daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith debuted a new lob hairstyle overnight during 2024 Kentucky Derby weekend, which she attended with dad Larry Birkhead.

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Demi LovatoThe singer debuted a lighter, shorter ‘do in April 2024.

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Kelly OsbourneThe Fashion Police alum debuted a blonde bombshell hair transformation May 8.

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Megan FoxThe Jennifer’s Body star traded in her bubblegum pink tresses for a baby blue bob, which she debuted April 2.

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