Halle Berry is not afraid to poke enjoyable at herself—and a few of her onscreen wigs. The Oscar winner simply hosted a particular screening of her new horror film By no means Let Go for her largest followers, and the one rule was that they wanted to return carrying a wig.
Berry shared a glimpse of 1 such screening in a video posted to Instagram and on X, previously often known as Twitter. “My followers SHOWED UP and SHOWED OUT! You guys have been jokingly ‘dragging’ me for years about these wigs so we thought we’d have just a little enjoyable by internet hosting a number of Wig Screenings for By no means Let Go,” she wrote. The wig in query is a curly fashion Berry wore in 2013’s The Name, which she introduced out of retirement for the occasion.
As noted by Entertainment Weekly, the screening invite for the Sept. 17 occasion requested that followers present up of their most “distressed” wigs. “Halle Berry brings us one other film with youngsters she’s making an attempt to maintain alive and wigs she’s distressing to demise in By no means Let Go,” it learn. And followers actually confirmed up, rocking bobs, blonde pixies, lengthy crimson hair, and extra. Some even wore faithful recreations of wigs worn by Berry in different movies, like Kidnap’s bob with bangs. For many who did not have a wig available, Berry got here ready with a number of extras and tossing them out into the gang—together with a silvery platinum paying homage to her hair from X-Males. “You’re actually making your followers [sic] goals come true,” wrote an Instagram follower.
The star additionally shared among the historical past behind the aforementioned The Name wig, which has been the topic of many memes and jokes within the 10-plus years since she wore it onscreen. Based on Berry, the coiffure was impressed by a girl on the 911 name heart the place she researched her position.
“This was a lot enjoyable and the wigs have been hilarious,” Berry wrote of the occasion. “I admire all of the love!” It sounds just like the actor could also be planning extra wig-centric screenings throughout the By no means Let Go roll-out, so her The Name wig could proceed its reign for a number of extra weeks!
