Tracee Ellis Ross’ Massive Hair Has Fans Mixing Her Up for Mama Diana Ross: ‘Twining’

Tracee Ellis Ross recently shared a photo of herself, and a lot of folks confused the actress for her mother Diana Ross.

The “Black-ish” star posted the image on Thursday, March 28, and revealed the massive amount of hair she has. And as for her mother, it could be said she’s just as famous for her big hairstyle as she is for her classic hits, hence the confusion.

A lot of people confused Tracee Ellis Ross with her mother Diana Ross in a newly posted photo. (Photo: @traceeellisross Instagram)

In the caption of the photo, Ellis Ross called her hair “Bed head,” as if she thought it didn’t look good, but others let her know they loved it. The comparisons began after that.

“Just Call it Diana head,” one of her followers called her hair.

“I thought it was Diana Ross the boss for a minute! @traceeellisross twining 😍,” wrote someone else.

“LOOKING EXACTLY LIKE MOTHER DIANA ROSS. WITH PRETTY LONG HAIR. +_+(♡˙︶˙♡)(♡˙︶˙♡)(♡˙︶˙♡)٩(๛ ˘ ³˘)۶♥( ˘ ³˘)♥(๑ơ ₃ ơ)♥✨✨🌹🌹🌹🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌹🌹🌺🎁,” a third person weighed in.

And while a lot of women appreciated Ellis Ross’ large lovely locks, the fellas seemed to pay more attention to another photo she posted one day prior.

That particular shot showed the former “Girlfriends” star posing in the backless pink dress she wore at her mother’s 75th birthday party, which was a star-studded event that took place in Los Angeles earlier this week.

“Lawd Lawd,” one guy expressed under the post.

“You need a good man like me,” another person let her know.

“Looking this awesome should not be allowed,” wrote a third admirer. 

A lot of women loved the dress too and also paid the 46-year-old plenty of compliments.

Plus, in that same post, on the following page, Ellis Ross showed herself dancing at her mother’s birthday performance at the Hollywood Palladium, and folks commented on how much they love the actress’ fun nature.

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