Chipo Chung's Dreadlock Extensions

January 16, 2015
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Born 1977, actress and social activist Chipo Chung commutes between Harare, London and Los Angeles.  She's a lover of Africa, the Arts and the beautiful change we can make to the world.

Chipo Chung's dreadlock extensions are spectacular.  The amazing Chinese-Tanzanian-born actress raised in Zimbabwe wore dreadlock extensions for her role as Mary Magdalene on NBC's A.D. The Bible Continues.

Thanks to the magic of extensions the beautiful actress wore waist length extensions in the mini-series where she was portrayed as the sometimes controversial Mary Magdalene.

Definition of Dreadlocks

Dreadlocks are referred to by several names including dreads, locks or locs.    Dreadlocks consist of sections of matted hair which have been knotted and twisted in on itself.  The hair hasn't been combed, brushed or even handled in some way.

January 16, 2015
(l-r) Babou Ceesay, Chipo Chung, Adam Levy NBCUNIVERSAL EVENTS -- NBCUniversal Press Tour, January 2015 -- "A.D. The Bible Continues" Session -- Pictured: Chipo Chung -- (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater)
Friday, January 16, 2015 from Pasadena, Calif.

Dreadlocks can be started and dreaded from scratch on hair, or the process can be sped up with a dread perm.

Extension hair which has been previously dreaded can also be applied through a traditional fusion method.

The different between regular hair extensions is that the add-on hair knotted and twisted rather than straight.

Dreadlock Extensions

A trend catching on currently is dreadlock extensions like the ones worn by actress Chipo Chung.

Zendaya's faux waist-length dreadlock extensions recently created a serious controversy when Fashion Police, E! host Giuliana Rancic made politically insensitive comment. about Zendaya's dreadlocks.

Rancic said on air that she felt Zendaya "smells like patchouli oil. . . or weed."

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There was  a great deal of backlash over Giuliana's remarks, which did not stop the celebrities joining the dreadlock extension hair movement.

Ciara was spotted with dreadlock extensions and they were very big on the March 2015 Takeo Kikuchi Runway in Tokyo.

Past Public Struggles With Her Hair

Even though Chipo has been wearing dreadlock extensions recently, like just about everyone on the planet, she has had public struggles with her hair.

In January 2013 before she had dreadlocks, @chipochung tweeted "bad hair day! pray lord give me success in life so i can have own personal stylist to ghd my daily hair. or show me the way back to the Fro."

Having Hair Blow Dried Straight For An Audition

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At that same time she also tweeted about her visit to a Dominican salon The Dominican Hair Republic on Brixton, Road.

The actress was seaking "the cheap solution to the bad hair day pre-audition crisis."  Apparently the stylist didn't speak good English, but provide a "good blow dry."

Chipo Chung, the Zimbabwean British actress who took on the iconic role in "A.D. The Bible Continues," gave her take on one of Jesus' most noted female followers.

Summary - Chipo Chung's Dreadlock Extensions

The incredibly gorgeous Chinese-Tanzanian-born actress wore stunning waist-length dreadlock extensions for her role on NBC's "A.D. The Bible Continues".

Sadly, Chipo's great faux dreadlocks were covered at times during her on-air performances by hoods, scarves and veils.