Katie Value’s hairdresser responds to mannequin being accused of ‘blackfishing’ over dramatic new look

Katie Value’s hairdresser has responded after she was accused of ‘blackfishing’.

The mum-of-five debuted a dramatic new look just lately however completely divided followers over simply how true that look actually is to her.

The Dear isn’t a stranger to controversy over her look and usually takes all of it in her stride, not letting the trolls get to her.

However this time spherical, there’s a barely extra of a critical tone as some followers really feel as if Value has completed ‘blackface’ – when somebody (usually a white individual) adjustments their options or pores and skin tone utilizing make-up or in any other case to resemble a Black individual.

It comes after the 47-year-old celeb shared an Instagram submit of her new coiffure, having ditched the darkish straight locks for an auburn balayage of voluminous curls.

With the brand new hair fitted, followers additionally famous her darker, tanned face within the picture as some claimed she was ‘turning herself into a lady of color’.

Nevertheless, celeb hairstylist and wig creator Dominic Ackah-Amihere (who fitted Value’s new do) reckons the backlash is just ‘loopy’.

Many have defended Value as they are saying she is ‘entitled to go curly’ as some identified that: “Her hair is curly naturally and her mum’s hair is as effectively.”

Ackah-Amihere wrote in response to the ‘blackface’ allegations: “The world has gone loopy. I’m Black & She has a Black son, NO BLACKFISHING ROUND HERE HUNS.”

Value additionally slammed on Instagram: “Clearly my face isn’t Black simply because I put a giant curly wig on…”

Nevertheless, some are nonetheless standing by the accusations as one wrote: “I believe it’s extra possibly the color of her pores and skin that folks have a problem with lol.”

One other alleged: “Her hair just isn’t the difficulty in any respect. The difficulty is that she has darkened her pores and skin a lot to the purpose of cosplaying an individual of color and, apart from the truth that it appears to be like horrible, it is offensive… We’re not a fancy dress that you would be able to choose up and put down if you really feel like. Our tradition just isn’t for her to generate profits off of after which disappear when our communities undergo. That is black-face, full cease.”

With one other merely responding to the hair dresser’s defence: “Having a Black son doesn’t make her Black.”

Some, nonetheless, mentioned she ‘appears to be like actually good’ and that she ‘appears to be like completely superb as all the time’ as they will’t see what ‘everybody’s subject’ is.

“It’s referred to as tan you fools,” one other slammed.

Value’s crew declined LADbible’s request for remark.