Olivia Colman flaunts longest hair and natural grays at 52
Olivia Colman turned heads at the Zurich Film Festival on September 28, 2026, with her longest hair in nearly a decade. The 52-year-old Crown alum embraced her silver grays and natural curls at the premiere of her new film Wicker, marking a sharp break from her signature crop.
Key Takeaways
- Olivia Colman, 52, debuted her longest hairstyle in nearly a decade at the Zurich Film Festival.
- Her curly silver strands fell past her clavicle, a clear shift from her usual short crop.
- She last wore hair this long in 2017 at the London premiere of Murder on the Orient Express.
- Colman was promoting Wicker, out October 30, co-starring Alexander Skarsgård and Peter Dinklage.
- The bizarre rom-com casts Skarsgård as a sentient wicker husband fashioned for Colman’s fisherwoman.
What did Olivia Colman wear to the Wicker premiere?
Colman arrived for the September 28 premiere in a white high-low top with a dainty bow accent, paired with matching pleated trousers. She finished the look with point-toe heels and dangle earrings.
Her curly silver hair stretched down past her clavicle. Makeup stayed classic: black winged eyeliner, rosy blush, and a terracotta lip. The polished red-carpet choice fits neatly into our Bizarre News & Florida Man coverage of unexpected celebrity moments.
When was the last time Olivia Colman wore long hair?
According to Yahoo News UK, Colman last wore her hair this long in 2017. That night, she attended the London premiere of Murder on the Orient Express with dark tresses in a side part and an embellished long-sleeved gown.
Nearly nine years later, the gray-forward curls mark a deliberate embrace of age and texture rather than a return to that darker, smoother style. Fans who know her for cropped cuts will notice the clavicle-length waves immediately.
Why does her Wicker red carpet look matter?
Wicker, directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, casts Colman as a fisherwoman who asks a basket weaver—played by Peter Dinklage—to craft her a wicker husband. Alexander Skarsgård plays that woven romantic lead in full-body prosthetics by Wētā Workshop.
The film is based on Ursula Wills-Jones’s short story “The Wicker Husband.” It is due for a limited release on October 23 and a wide release on October 30. Colman’s longer, gray-streaked hair at Zurich underscored a softer, more natural public image as she promotes one of 2026’s strangest rom-coms.
Co-director Eleanor Wilson has said of Skarsgård’s character: “He’s not the monster; he’s the romantic lead.” That same spirit of owning the unexpected fits Colman’s unapologetic gray curls on the carpet.