Celebrities Lead the Charge on the Bob Hair Trend for Summer 2025: Leslie Bibb, Halle Berry and More

Kaleigh Werner

Wed, June 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM UTC

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The bob haircut trend has been embraced by numerous celebrities, from Hailey Bieber to Nicole Kidman, with variations in length and styling preferences.
Celebrities like Leslie Bibb and Halle Berry have worked with top hairstylists to maintain their chic bob hairstyles for various red carpet events and public appearances.
The bob hairstyle has become a popular choice for stars attending events like the Met Gala and Cannes Film Festival, showcasing different colors, lengths, and styling techniques.

Buckle up — it's a bob girl summer.

First popularized by movie legend Mary Thurman in the 1920s, "the bob" has rapidly made its way onto almost every star-studded scene and red carpet over the last year. From Hailey Bieber to Zendaya and even Nicole Kidman , there's been no shortage of stars who haven't taken the plunge, chopping their long ends into a blunt cut above the shoulders. Some like Selena Gomez have kept their ends trimmed just in line with their shoulders, while others like Keke Palmer have stuck to traditional measures, clipping their hair chin-length and even adding micro fringe à la Anna Wintour.

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Leslie Bibb, a long-standing bob supporter (might as well call her Leslie Bob), is careful not to let her ends get too close to her collarbone, noticeably subscribing to a "the shorter, the better" mindset. As a top model for the hairstyle, Bibb's also influenced other women in the A-list echelon. On Tuesday, she brought her hair artist Chris McMillan on the "Today Show," convincing Jenna Bush Hager to let him give her a bob — she was successful.

Here, WWD takes a look at 10 celebrities who've rocked the short hair beauty trend , from Carrie Coon to Charlize Theron.

Carrie Coon

Carrie Coon stepped out with her finely-cut bob during the 2025 Tribeca Festival in June. The 44-year-old noticeably clipped her tresses for her role in Mike White's "The White Lotus" Season Three.

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb kept her blond bob during an appearance on the "Today" show on June 17. Bibb has worked with celebrity hairstylist Chris McMillan on the upkeep of her short 'do.

Jenny Slate

Jenny Slate

Jenny Slate sported a chin-length haircut at FX's "Dying For Sex" FYC Event on June 7. The "It Ends With Us" lead hair architect Jordan M. to help with both her everyday look and major red carpets appearances.

Halle Berry

Halle Berry stepped out with a balayage bob for the closing ceremony red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 24. Berry has worked with a number of hairstylists, including Neeko, Castillo Bataille and Renato Campora.

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron marked her return to the public eye with a dirty blond bob for her appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on May 8. Adir Abergel has been her go-to hair artist, helping her achieve effortless waves above her shoulders.

Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson slicked her dark brown bob behind her ears at The MOCA Gala 2025 on May 31. Paulson has kept her tresses ultra-short for some time now, working mainly with stylist Michael Forrey.

Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson, a pioneer for the no-makeup-makeup trend, debuted a brand new bob at the 2025 Met Gala in May. She added finely-chopped micro bangs, flattening them on her forehead for the occasion.

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman shocked the masses at the 2025 Met Gala when she stepped out on the carpet with slicked bob. Kidman has kept her hair long for most of her life in the spotlight, never truly straying from the style until the first in Monday in May.

Ayo Edebiri

Ayo Edebiri gave her hair a trim above her shoulders for the SeriousFun Children's Network's "A Night of SeriousFun" Gala in April. Edebiri has collaborated with her longtime hair architect Ro Morgan in the past, but it's not certain he was behind this look.

Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon sported a blond bob at the "And Just Like That…" Season Three photo call in May at Hotel Napoleon in Paris, a far cry from the burnt orange coloring she's kept as her character, Miranda, in the show. Rebekah Forecast is the stylist who's helped maintain her even cut.

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