Renée Zellweger’s Bridget Jones may be the poster child for the so-called Frazzled English Woman trend—but off-screen, the actor is going for something a little grungier and a little edgier. Just in time for the fourth installment of the beloved rom-com series, Zellweger has debuted a dramatic hair transformation, ditching her long, wavy locks in favor of a cropped, layered pixie cut.
As her stylist Syd Hayes explained to British Vogue, the trim was inspired by the Y2K looks that had been popular at the time of the release original Bridget Jones film, as well as David Bowie. Zellweger was down for the dramatic transformation. “When you’re cutting someone’s hair short,…