Vanessa Hudgens Feels "Like a Soccer Mom" With New Haircut

Celebrity Style July 19, 2011 AT 7:11PM By UsWeekly Staff

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Who's got the keys to the minivan?

On the set of her new flick Gimme Shelter, Vanessa Hudgens is practically unrecognizable in her pregnant-teen role. Besides being clad in baggy jeans and a hooded sweatshirt, the actress opted to skip the wig and instead chopped her brunette locks into a radically shorter 'do.

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"Oh man, it's really intense -- I'm still getting used to it," the actress, 22, told Access Hollywood on Monday. "Honestly, I kind of feel like a soccer mom, but we're going to let that go. There's nothing wrong with soccer moms, but I'm only 22! I miss [my hair,] believe me, I do, but there's nothing I can do about it."

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But unlike many A-list stars who went to the chopping block before her, Hudgens didn't hit up a pricey salon or enlist a celebrity hairstylist to cut her hair.

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"I grabbed the scissors and started cutting my actual hair," the High School Musical alum said. "Then my director decided that he was going to grab the scissors, and he grabs a chunk of my hair and just chops it"

In the upcoming drama film (due out in 2012), Hudgens plays a pregnant teenager who is forced to live on a city's downtrodden streets. She'll star opposite Brendan Fraser and Rosario Dawson.

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July 31, 2011 - 4:02am Mesty Derosa
Guys, they didn't ask you who you hate and why. They just ask you whose hair do is the worst... that's all! Geez! Always insulting people, bet your parents are proud of you http://bit.ly/pVPoxB
July 21, 2011 - 9:08am Laurie A. Cook
VERY cute!
July 20, 2011 - 2:11pm Kimberly Paric
It really brings out her eyes. I never noticed how pretty they were until now.
July 20, 2011 - 1:45pm Kennadie Mandrell
I really like it short. I think women are going overboard with all this fake hair, and actually it looks so unnatural,..almost weird looking. I like this. She looks like a woman rather then a kid.
July 20, 2011 - 10:33am Elda Reyes
i use to do that when i was younger, i would get depress and cut my hair! now it's so long, i think it's time for a hair cut! She looks Gorgeous!
July 20, 2011 - 10:11am So Infamous
why didnt she just wear a wig then if she doesnt like it? She can alway sput extensions in it
July 20, 2011 - 9:42am Madeva Utomo
it looks great. but still feels weird to see nessa without her long hair lol
July 20, 2011 - 8:56am Nancy Jones
Love the hair! So cute.
July 20, 2011 - 7:26am Michelle Zenner
Looks like Kris Jenner
July 20, 2011 - 7:04am Rebecca Kilkeary
geez 22,,she looks way older now
July 20, 2011 - 4:07am Kylie Dean
I like her short hair much better.
July 20, 2011 - 4:07am Kylie Dean
I like her short much better.
July 20, 2011 - 2:21am Kim Greene
What an insipid comment.
July 19, 2011 - 11:08pm Chris Drake
Better the short.
July 19, 2011 - 10:32pm Grace B Kelly
short looks good on her
July 19, 2011 - 10:07pm Erica Pathe Renihan
I like her hair both ways. She has a beautiful face that could wear either style well. I actually think I like it a little better shorter. The long hair overshadows her face.
July 19, 2011 - 9:21pm Macy Sommers
I love it..looks terrific.
July 19, 2011 - 9:07pm Carmen Reyes
I like her new look. It's as if she's saying, "I am not my hair." You go, girl!
July 19, 2011 - 8:22pm Jessica Ventura
She looks like Luanne from Real Housewives NY now. She looks much better with longer hair
July 19, 2011 - 8:04pm Abby O'Donnell
I agree!