Viral: Jason Momoa shaves off beard for the first time in six years, internet explodes
Many call a beard the male makeup. And with the way it makes men feel confident and better about themselves and their appearance, it might be true. For faces that have been in the limelight for years, their appearance serves the dual role of their identity. How they look is how they are remembered, and in the talks.One such popular face is the ‘Aquaman’ actor Jason Momoa, who has been known for years for having a bearded look that made him the Hollywood Hunk that every woman fangirls over. However, in a video going viral on social media, the 45-year-old could be seen shaving off his beard, which he has been growing for six long years.“God damn it, I hate it,” said Momoa in an Instagram reel posted on Wednesday. The “Game of Thrones” actor took the bold step as a preparatory one for his next role as he will be reprising his role as Duncan Idaho in “Dune Messiah,” which was announced as the third and final film in the eight-time Oscar-winning series.“Only for you, Denis,” he added, referencing Denis Villeneuve, the director of “Dune: Part One” and “Dune: Part Two.”The Hawaiian actor first played the role in the first film, but did not appear in the sequel as his character had died. However, in an interview on the “Today” show in March this year, he confirmed that he would be “making a comeback” in the third film when his character would be resurrected as a clone.The video not only showed him shaving off his beard, but also served as a promotion for his reusable bottled water company, Mananalu.“I think it’s been about six years, maybe a little bit more, since I did ‘Dune,’” Momoa said. “What was really special about that is that’s when I started launching Mananalu. At the time, we were one of the first ones to release the aluminum bottle.”Additionally, he also prompted his company’s partnership with Boomerang Water, which aimed to reuse water bottles to get “rid of single-use plastic. For our children and for our planet.”
Netizens lament Jason Momoa’s beard
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Jason Momoa’s fans have loved his bearded look for as long as he has kept it. One could even say many don’t know how he looks without a beard.One of the top comments under Momoa’s post was from his girlfriend and actor Adria Arjona, who seemed to love the look and shared some heart emojis. “❤❤❤”Many said that the actor looked handsome both with and without a beard, writing, “Great, you look so handsome omg Jason why do you hide your beautiful face 😮😍😍🔥” and “Anyway you see him or look at him…. He is beautiful, inside and out!! “Others seemed to be sad that the actor had to shave off his beard, commenting “Omg put it back” and “Not to be dramatic, but this is like watching an angel lose their wings 🥲”Some people in the comments couldn’t help but attest to the fact that a beard is like makeup for men, commenting on the same. “Facial hair is really makeup for men”, and “A beard might just be the male version of makeup.”Without the beard, the actor was also compared to some other Hollywood machos such as Mark Wahlberg, Hugh Grant and even the son of former POTUS Joe Biden, Hunter Biden.
