Clea Shearer.Photo:Daniele Venturelli/WireImage; cleashearer/Instagram
Daniele Venturelli/WireImage; cleashearer/Instagram
Clea Sheareris clearing the air about her hair.
The professional organizer and star of Netflix’sGet Organized with the Home Edit, 41, addressed the chatter surrounding her changing appearance in an Instagram post Tuesday. Sharing a photo of herself with gray hair styled in what appears to be a pixie cut, Shearer got straight to the message.
“Let’s talk about my hair, because lately, it’s become a discussion point,” she wrote, before recounting several recent experiences that seemingly prompted her to make the post.
Clea Shearer.cleashearer/Instagram
cleashearer/Instagram
She went on to question why people are so fixated on her hair now, when she spent most of last yearundergoing treatment for breast cancerincluding radiation and chemotherapy, which caused her to lose her long brunette locks.
“I don’t mind my hair being a conversation topic, but it’s interesting that the conversation just started happening now,” she wrote.
“I suppose when I was going through chemo and had NO hair, I was recognizable in a different way. And no one asked questions because it was obvious I didn’t have a choice. But now people ARE asking questions.”
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She continued, “Asking whether I like it, if I’ll change it, if I’ll dye it … The answer is I do, and I won’t. I might let it grow into a bob, or add some silver highlights, but overall, I’m okay with the way I look.”
Shearer was diagnosed with stage 1 invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer, last March after she found two small lumps in her right breast during a self-exam.
“I think I had convinced myself, because of my age and because I don’t have a history of breast cancer in my family, that it was something, but it would not be a cancerous tumor,” she told PEOPLE one month later.
“It’s crazy to look in the mirror and tell yourself that right now, as you’re physically standing there, you are a person who has cancer. It’s crazy to say it out loud. It was really scary and really, really, really emotional. At that point, I didn’t know what stage it was. I didn’t know if it had spread. You go into a pretty dark place until you have more information.”
Clea Shearer underwent 20 rounds of chemotherapy in 2022.cleashearer/Instagram
Throughout it all, Shearer has documented her journey for her followers with photos and videos on social media, including the many changes her hair has undergone due to the treatments. She’s proudly rocked a bald head, a buzz cut, wigs and plenty of fabulous head scarves and hats. Now, she’s embracing the gray hair that’s since grown in.
She completed treatment in November andcelebrated the momenton Instagram. “I’m done! Today marks my journey from cancer patient, to cancer SURVIVOR. I haven’t stopped crying since I was able to ring the bell,” she cheered in her caption.
Shearer’s latest post about her hair has garnered a lot of support from her fan base. “I can’t even remember what your hair looked like before at this point. How you are to me is Clea,” one person commented.“Love it. Color. Cut. Coolness. Courage. All strong,” another said.
Clea and business partner Joanna Teplin are known for orchestrating amazing makeovers for regular clients and celebrities includingChris Prattand Reese Witherspoon (whose production company Hello Sunshine recently acquired The Home Edit), often with tight deadlines and under extremely stressful circumstances. Their organization feats were showcased on two seasons of their Netflix show.
source: people.com
