Grey hairs on the red carpet used to be the ultimate fashion faux-pas… now it’s ‘bad-ass’

L’Oreal beauty Andie MacDowell among those who are embracing grey hairs on Cannes red carpet

Actors Iris Berben, Andie MacDowell and Helen Mirren pose. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Melanie Finn

Sporting grey hairs on the red carpet used to be the ultimate fashion faux-pas.

We’re so accustomed to seeing female celebrities groomed to within an inch of their lives for high-profile events, their hair coloured and styled to perfection to match their designer ensembles.