Harry Styles looked completely unrecognizable after shaving off his famous locks while attending U2’s show at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, this weekend.
And after images appeared of the 29-year-old star’s buzzcut TMZsocial media users rushed to X (formerly known as Twitter) to comment on his new hairstyle, which many described as “unhinged.”
Some even compared the move to when Britney Spears infamously shaved her head for the paparazzi in 2007.
“To everyone posting the photo of Harry Styles with his shaved head: please stop hurting me emotionally, mentally and physically,” one person wrote.
Breaking the Internet: Harry Styles looked completely unrecognizable after shaving off his famous locks while attending U2’s show at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada this weekend (seen in July 2017)
Another joked: ‘Now he’s just styling.’
Others were surprised that they never thought they would see “the ‘Harry Styles has shaved his head’ headline.”
The English heartthrob debuted his new hairstyle on a date night with his girlfriend Taylor Russell, just days after rumors swirled that he had chopped off his luscious curls.
While out and about with 29-year-old Russell and a group of friends, the three-time Grammy winner was spotted without his signature hairstyle as he listened to the Irish rock band perform their biggest hits.
During the concert, Styles put his arm around his lover and reportedly spent the night exchanging “lots of little kisses” and taking selfies together, according to TMZ.
At one point, their group of friends danced in a circle “towards the end of the night.”
After gossip site DeuxMoi shared an image of Styles’ new look, some fans started wondering if his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift had something to do with it.
Harry and Taylor had a brief romance between 2012 and 2013, during which time she wrote her album 1989, with fans long speculating that some of the songs were about their romance.
Unimpressed: Social media users rushed to X (formerly known as Twitter) on Thursday to respond to his shaved head, with many describing the move as ‘unhinged’
Some even compared the moment to Britney Spears infamously shaving her head for the paparazzi in 2007
“To everyone posting the photo of Harry Styles with his shaved head please stop, it’s hurting me emotionally, mentally and physically,” one person wrote.
Unexpected: Others were surprised that they never thought they would see ‘the headline ‘Harry Styles has shaved his head’
Yikes: Social media users didn’t hold back as they hoped Styles would grow his hair back soon
Others jokingly asked if his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift will think about his “bald head” as she sings about his “long hair, slicked back” during her song Style
“Harry Styles, but no hair to style,” another joked
“Wait, Harry Styles really did the buzz cut???” complained one upset fan
Last week, Taylor released the re-recorded version of her album, which includes the song Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault). The second verse references Harry’s decision to grow his hair after their split.
Fans shared on ‘; ‘Taylor Swift gagged Harry Styles so much he shaved his head. What is this life we live’/
‘Harry Styles did WHAT to his hair???’; ‘Harry straightens but no hair to style’; ‘I think the world fell apart after Harry Styles cut off his long hair’; ‘I don’t think Harry Styles shaves his hair. Absolutely not. I do not have it.
Long hair: Styles is known for his luscious dark brown curls (seen in 2015)
Style transformation: Over the years he has cut his locks, but he never dared to shave them off
‘Harry Styles put your hair back on now’; ‘Harry states that you have 48 hours to grow your hair out of a buzz cut. less than 48 hours even.’
Taylor recently got fans talking after she branded an unnamed ex-boyfriend – believed to be Harry – a ‘lying traitor’ previously unreleased songs on the new 1989 version.
On one of the new songs, Is It Over Now, Taylor takes a swipe at a former partner for being a “lying traitor” and sleeping with a string of models after they broke up.
On another new song, called “S**t!”, Taylor sings about the public backlash she received for dating an unnamed heartthrob, with many speculating it could be Harry.
Bold new look: An image of Styles with a buzz cut went viral after a fan claimed he was spotted at last year’s U2 concert in Las Vegas with the new hairstyle earlier this week
As he was: Harry’s fans have a meltdown amid claims he has shaved off his famous locks (pictured in February)
Are you the reason? Shocked fans were quick to wonder if it was real, while others wondered if his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift had something to do with it
She sings, “I’ll pay the price that you don’t pay / And when they call me that, you know that maybe for once it’ll be worth it / And if I’m gonna get drunk, I might as well be drunk Love.”
‘He’s waiting there. The sticks and stones they throw frozen in the air / ‘Everybody wants him, that was my crime / The wrong place at the right time. . . I break down and he pulls me in / In a world of boys he’s a gentleman.”
Along with Harry, Taylor has also dated DJ Calvin Harris, guitarist John Mayer, movie star Jake Gyllenhaal, actor Joe Alwyn and 1975 Matty Healy.
She is currently in a relationship with American footballer Travis Kelce.
Shocked: The 29-year-old singer started trending on X, formerly Twitter, after gossip site DeuxMoi shared an image of the singer with a buzzcut
Meanwhile, Harry has been in a relationship with Russell, an actress, since this summer.
The pair first became romantically involved after being spotted on an art gallery date in London in June.
Since then, the pair have enjoyed several outings together as they take their romance to new heights.
The Watermelon Sugar singer reportedly sees ‘a future’ and is ‘in love with Taylor’, a source revealed We weekly last month before noting that he “likes to spend as much time with her as he can.”