"I Looked Like I'm Wearing Two Bagels Over My Ears": Carrie Fisher Wasn't A Fan Of Princess Leia's Hairstyle

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Summary Carrie Fisher had reservations about Princess Leia's hairstyle before the release of Star Wars.

Fisher did not anticipate the movie's massive success and iconic status.

Griffin Dunne shared Fisher's concerns in an excerpt from his upcoming memoir.

Carrie Fisher's best friend Griffin Dunne shares why the actor didn't like Princess Leia's hairstyle prior to the release of the original Star Wars. Fisher did not know that the movie would become a game-changing success and the beginning of a long-running franchise, with Leia's hairstyle being one of the film's most iconic elements.

In an excerpt of Dunne's upcoming book, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir, shared in The Times, Dunne reveals that Fisher shared her worries about her character's hairstyle before Star Wars was released. Read part of Dunne's excerpt below:

Carrie grew anxious as the release date for Star Wars — May 25, 1977 — neared. “You should see what they did to my hair!” she had screamed into the phone on location, usually mornings before going to set for her, four in the morning for me. “I look like I’m wearing two bagels over my ears.”

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Source: The Times