Tyra Banks Says She Only Wore Weaves Before “Coyote Ugly” Hairdresser Introduced Her to Lace-Front Wigs
At the 25th anniversary screening of the 2000 movie, the model said she previously didn't know "what the hell" a lace-front wig was
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Tyra Banks.Tyra Banks learned an important beauty lesson while filming Coyote Ugly.
At the 2000 movie's 25th anniversary screening on Wednesday, Feb. 26, Banks, 51, recalled being introduced to lace-front wigs for the first time on set. Fellow cast members Maria Bello, Melanie Lynskey and Izabella Miko were in attendance, while Bridget Moynahan and Piper Perabo appeared via video call.
After kicking off the Q&A by noting she opted for dark hair to "look like the movie," Banks shared that Coyote Ugly marked the first time she ever wore a lace-front wig.
"The hairdresser on Coyote Ugly showed me what a lace-front was," said the former supermodel. "I don't know what the hell that was. I used to wear weaves. And he pulled out this dark black lace-front and I was like, 'Oh, that's cute.'"
Per Allure, lace-front wigs are "typically human-hair made, with a closure (a hairpiece that looks like your natural scalp) sewn on the unit's crown that can only be parted one or two ways in the front."
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At the Los Angeles screening, which benefitted the Global Empowerment Mission LA Wildfire Relief Mission, Banks also shared that she tore her meniscus while rehearsing dance routines for the movie.
"I tore my meniscus in rehearsal, stomping so damn hard," she recalled. "I see it like [it was] yesterday, the main rehearsal room that we were in. I tore my meniscus. To this day I got Coyote Ugly up on my right knee."
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The cast of 'Coyote Ugly.'While the cast didn't discuss a reboot at the anniversary screening, in 2020, Banks confirmed that a Coyote Ugly sequel was in the works.
"I literally was supposed to be on a conference call today about bringing Coyote Ugly back," the TV host said while appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
"We were supposed to be on a call today, and I'm talking to you and I can't talk to them," she continued. "Yes, we are talking about trying to do Coyote Ugly 2 or a series."
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Banks also reflected on her audition for the role.
"For my audition for Coyote Ugly, they asked me what song I wanted to play," she told Clarkson. "I was like, ‘OK, I'll take Prince's 'Kiss.' ... They push play. I'm in this huge hotel room, all these casting people lined up looking at me. And I'm dancing. I'm head whipping."
She continued, "The whole song I ended up dancing. Then after I'm out of breath, and then they all just started laughing. They're like, ‘We are so sorry, but we were enjoying that so much, we kept the music going.'"
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