Yara Shahidi Loves Her Hair When It’s ‘Curly and Huge’

Yara Shahidi wears a paneled leather jacket and belt, both by Prada. (Photo: Christine Hahn; styling by Christopher Kim)
Yara Shahidi wears a paneled leather jacket and belt, both by Prada. (Photo: Christine Hahn; styling by Christopher Kim)

As upbeat, socially conscious Zoey Johnson on Black-ish, Yara Shahidi sports some of the best looks in primetime.

Her locks are equally statement-worthy. She’s spent the past 12 months leaving her tresses alone, drying them with a gentle diffuser.

“I love my hair when it’s curly and huge. I tend to have a natural moptop when I do my hair, and I fully embrace it. I’ve done a year of no heat. It’s just helped so much. After all that effort, you have no choice but to take care of your hair,” she tells Yahoo Style.

She feels her best “when I’m listening to music and dancing, and when I’m asleep — because this is some great sleep.”

Below are three of her standout onscreen moments.

Yara Shahidi (Photo: ABC)
Yara Shahidi (Photo: ABC)
Yara Shahidi with her TV family. (Photo: ABC)
Yara Shahidi with her TV family. (Photo: ABC)
Yara Shahidi with her TV brother. (Photo: ABC)
Yara Shahidi with her TV brother. (Photo: ABC)

Read more from Yahoo Beauty + Style:

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest for nonstop inspiration delivered fresh to your feed, every day. For Twitter updates, follow @YahooStyle and @YahooBeauty.