In an interview with People, Willow Smith revealed that shaving her head back in 2012 "was the perfect way to rebel." She'd realized that being a pop star was "not the life" she wanted and, well, you can't whip your hair back and forth if you don't have hair, right?
Sadly, cutting her hair did not provide the relief she was seeking. Smith then started down a path of self-harm, looking for a "physical release of all the intangible pain that's happening in your heart and in your mind." But, as she began reading up on science and spirituality, Smith had an epiphany of sorts. "I was like, 'This is pointless — my body is a temple,' and I completely stopped," she revealed. "It seemed literally psychotic after a certain point because I had learned to see myself as worthy."
This news came as a shock to Smith's mother and grandmother, she told the publication. In fact, for a long time, only one friend knew about it, the star previously admitted. "I never talk about it because it was such a short, weird point in my life," Smith explained.
