Rihanna Reportedly Requested to Wear Locs in "Ocean's 8"

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"I couldn't imagine her character without them."

Ocean's 8 isn't out for another week, but there's already some secrets pouring in. But don't worry, we're not talking about plot spoilers; rather, these are beauty secrets — straight from Rihanna's longtime hairstylist, Yusef Williams.

Williams told Refinery29 that Rihanna specifically requested that her character, Nine Ball, wear locs in the upcoming film. "We thought it would be strong," Williams, who crafted Rihanna's hairstyle, explained. "Her locs would maintain that tie to Africa. She'd keep her accent. She wasn't just going to be some American girl in this movie. Nine Ball is still a Caribbean girl that just happens to be in America."

As Refinery29 pointed out, we've seen a peek of Rihanna's Ocean's 8 hairstyle on social media in the past. Back in the fall of 2016, the singer-songwriter showed off her waist-length locs in a black-and-white photo, which she captioned with a reference to a Bob Marley song.

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Knowing how important Rihanna's on-screen hairstyle was to her just makes the debut of Ocean's 8 even more exciting. As Williams noted: "All in all, the locs are just really badass. I couldn't imagine her character without them."

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