Hilarie Burton is still known for her role as Peyton Sawyer in The Scott Brothers. But she no longer has much in common with the teenager she played in the series. The actress is happy to get older, trusts her radical decision and has no regrets.
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Hilarie Burton rose to fame with the teen series “The Scott Brothers.” The now 41-year-old former Peyton Sawyer interpreter has made a revelation about her teenage years. When invited to the set of American show The View, Hilarie Burton confessed that she “didn’t necessarily love her younger years.” “Growing up, I had to deal with some dark things. The idea that you could take it to the next level excited me,” she explained. Now the actress pays attention to “developing” every little thing in life. “It’s a strange thing when you’re an actress in a teenage drama. “You’re expected to stay 17 forever,” added Hilarie Burton. The actress therefore decided to accept and appreciate the signs of aging by growing her gray hair without dyeing it.
Hilarie Burton: “It was a relief to have gray hair early on”
“My heroes were Bea Arthur, Ruth Gordon and Betty White,” admitted the host of the “Drama Queens” podcast with her friends Sophia Bush and Bethany Joy Lenz, before adding: “That’s what I wanted to be. So having hair that turned gray early was a relief.” And Hilarie Burton is absolutely right, because this color suits her very well! She told the American website “People” that it was her surprised to see how much his choice could be discussed in public : “I literally started doing television the moment I graduated high school. I gave my entire youth to other people. And there’s something really rewarding about me just saying ‘shit’ and letting my hair go gray. Because I wasn’t necessarily respected as a child, so why would I want to hold on to that?
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“My husband also has gray hair”
Hilarie Burton once again felt like the debate over her hair color was unwarranted. According to her, The public isn’t fighting the good fight: “I think people put so much emphasis on staying young forever. I found so much more fulfillment, respect, success and happiness the moment I told myself, ‘This is who I am.’ I’m not going to follow these rules anymore.’ “It feels good to make fun of it. And my husband also has gray hair. Nobody ever talked about it. That’s why every time I see someone making a big deal about it, I laugh about it,” she added.
Article written in collaboration with 6Medias