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She only wanted to change her old hairstyle. She never expected to receive such attention.
Sophie Eales
Twenty-four-year-old hairdresser Sophie Eales one day decided that change is life, and made a radical decision to cut her long hair, which had been tiring her.
The native of Bournemouth in England told the Daily Star, “I’ve always had long hair, so I thought, why not?”
“I wanted a gradual haircut,” Sophie began, without knowing at the time that her transformation would make her a celebrity.
Lost daughter of Lady Diana?
People began stopping her on the street or in the supermarket and asking if she was Lady Diana’s daughter, because she looked very similar to her.
“I always say no — I know who my mother is — but it’s a nice compliment.
Although I don’t think I look like her. I just wanted a new look,” she says in response to the unexpected attention, and even speaks about how it changed her life, recounting an incident when she was buying milk in a supermarket.
What happened in the supermarket?
“When I was paying, there were several people behind me. They were in shock because they thought I was very similar to Princess Diana. They said:
“Has anyone told you?” I was speechless,” said Sophie, whom, because of her royal appearance, even one teenager asked for a hug.
As she admits herself, it boosted her confidence and she likes it.
Lady Diana’s famous hairstyles
Princess Diana, who died in 1997, became famous for her hairstyles that inspired whole generations of women.
In an interview for British Vogue last year, her hairdresser Sam McKnight revealed how her famous 1990s hairstyle came about.
The duchess asked him what he would do with her hair if she told him. He told her that “he would cut it all off and start again.” To her surprise, Lady Diana said, “Then why don’t you do it right away?” McKnight added.
Photos of the “daughter” of Lady Diana
