‘Thought This Was Amber Rose’: Toni Braxton’s Half-Naked Video Makes Fans Do a Double Take

Toni Braxton is showing her fans she still has it, but while doing so she makes them do a double-take. In the Feb. 17 video, that was uploaded to her Instagram Story, Braxton is wearing a navy blue and black bra with black panties covered by a green camouflage jacket. She also has on black knee-high boots. She struts toward the camera rocking a short blond hairstyle, bright red lips and black shades, with her song “Fallin’” playing.

The 53-year-old added a snippet of the IG Story video to her actual page and assured followers that “Age ain’t nothin but a number….”

Toni Braxton (Photo: @tonibraxton/Instagram)

Fans were stunned and commented on how beautiful the R&B singer is. One person said, “53 years old. Wow. I love this so much. Goes to show that aslong as you take care of yourself and live life for YOU. You’re good. She looks amazing. 😍😍😍.”

As great as she looked, people could not get past the thought that from their perspectives she looked like model and sex symbol Amber Rose. Several people who shared this thought wrote their variations of it. Someone said, “Thought this was amber rose,” but someone else believed Braxton looked like “Jaden Smith,” who rocked a short blond haircut in 2017.

Braxton first debuted her haircut and sandy blond hair color last year for Thanksgiving. And fans were not only excited to see her bring back her signature look from the ’90s, but they were really shocked at the hair color change. This was the first time fans got to see her try out a color this light. When Braxton does switch up her hair color from black, it’s usually for a brown or honey blond. It’s actually Braxton’s baby sister, Tamar Braxton, who was known for the blond hair color when she first became popular. Nevertheless, the Grammy Award-winning singer looks amazing, and it seems like the hair color may be here to stay for a while.

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