The appearance of Sherine Abdel Wahab with a shaven head after announcing her separation. Why do the artists appear in shocking pictures after the divorce?

After a long absence, the Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab appeared yesterday, Friday, at a concert in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the Emirates, but that appearance was shocking despite his waiting;

Sherine took the stage completely shaven, with a smile and cheerfulness that did not reassure her audience, especially after the news of her divorce from the Egyptian singer and composer Hossam Habib was announced.

That fun, which the audience met with a storm of applause and support, was nothing but an attempt to hide the sadness of the Egyptian singer, around which rumors circulated during the past months, after several leaks published by the Lebanese media, Nidal Al-Ahmadiya, about the disorder of Sherine's relationship with her husband and the impact of this on her artistic appearance.

"Now I am not enslaved."

It is no longer just artistic gossip that is circulated through social media platforms or art magazines, but rather an issue that sparked controversy among the public about the condition of the artist, whose failure in his social life eliminates his artistic appearance.

The appearance of Sherine Abdel Wahab with a shaven head reminds us of an identical look - early last year - by the American singer Toni Braxton, who appeared completely shaved, wearing a shiny golden dress, and confirmed earlier that shaving the head is an expression of liberation.

American singer Toni Braxton (networking sites)

Sherine Abdel Wahab asked her fans to bear it during the current period, and she said in her speech during a party yesterday, Friday, "I am blessed."

And she indicated earlier that after her separation, she was "no longer enslaved", as she described.

While she explained - in a statement - that the reasons for her separation will remain personal and do not want to disclose them, the rumors will not subside - perhaps for a not short period - about the causes of the situation in which Sherine Abdel Wahab lives, with which her fans interact with support and fear of the impact of personal sorrows on talent Their favorite artist.

After this appearance, Sherine became the talk of social media platforms and their analyses. The Egyptian media, Amr Adib, dedicated a paragraph from his program "The Story" to the appearance of Sherine Abdel Wahab in this image, stressing that what the Egyptian singer is going through is a disturbing disorder, and not just a liberation from an emotional relationship. Painful, and needs the support of her fans, describing this move by Sherine as "a punishment for herself".

Do women express rebellion by cutting their hair?

Famous fashion pioneer Coco Chanel has a saying that says, "A woman who cuts her hair is about to make a big change in her life." It seems that many people follow this saying, whether they are celebrities or women in various fields. They consider this procedure a step to liberate from pain and get rid of it as hair is getting rid of, with the symbolism that hair carries in the possibility of growing again in conjunction with new beginnings.

Sherine Abdel Wahab is not the first to follow this step. The Syrian singer Asala also took a similar step, after experiencing her separation from director Tariq Al-Arian.

And the matter turned from a special case that the artist is going through to an issue of sympathy and support by the audience, so that the crying of the singers on stage during the performance of a specific song that carries special meanings or memories for the singer has become an understandable code between the artist and his audience, who knows very well that the song is directed to the former life partner. Like what happened with Asala when she cried on stage when singing "That Stupid", or the Egyptian singer Angham cried when singing "On Farah Ghayeb".

And the famous pop star Britney Spears shaved off her entire hair in 2007, when she was going through a mental breakdown that led to her being admitted to a psychiatric hospital after experiencing her divorce.

According to Rebecca Newman, a psychotherapist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, “When we go through a particularly traumatic transition, we tend to make decisions that provide immediate relief, causing us to make impulsive decisions, such as impulsive buying or getting an exotic haircut.”

In this way, Newman says that making a change in our physical appearance can be akin to getting rid of a layer of skin in which we assume we will immediately feel better after the action, although she emphasizes that external solutions do not treat internal psychological problems, indicating that they are only temporary painkillers.