A bad date with bleach a few months ago resulted in me waking up with half my long locks snapped off, on the pillow. The only way I could imagine having healthy hair again was to cut it all off and start again, this time without the dye. As a result, I've been letting my natural grey hair grow in — something lots of women have been forced to do with hairdressers closed over lockdown. But whereas most will be stampeding back to the salon this week, to my huge surprise, I've found I absolutely love being grey. Yet, according to a new study from the University of Exeter, published in the Journal of Women & Aging, some women who go grey (like me) face social rejection, a loss of credibility, are made to feel invisible and even seen as less competent.