Gillian Anderson
When the cult classic TV series The X-Files got the reboot treatment in 2016 after more than a decade off air, fans couldn’t wait to see agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully reunited once more. However, that joy was short-lived for some fans — a huge scuttlebutt ensued when Gillian Anderson, who plays Scully, was spotted filming with a red wig (gasp!). “There’s a big dialogue about my f***ing hair,” Anderson confirmed to EW at the time, laughing.
The issue, of course, wasn’t with the wig itself. It was over the fact that Anderson, whom fans had long ago attached to this beloved character, dared to wear her hair another hue IRL. Her character’s red hair is iconic, you know. Here’s the deal, though: Anderson is a natural blonde, and she had been lightening her hair for her role on The Fall. As such, her colorist advised her against returning to Scully’s signature hue.
Plus, if she’s really being honest, Anderson wasn’t a huge fan of the red anyway. “I don’t think when I was a redhead (back in the day) that I felt particularly sexy,” she confessed to NewBeauty in 2016.
