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Nicki Minaj: "I'm not a weirded-out character"

Nicki Minaj says her new toned-down look is an effort not to appear like a "weirded-out character" all the time.

The 'Starships' songstress is famed for her larger-than-life appearance - wearing brightly coloured wigs and bright hued clothes.

In a shoot for fashion bible ELLE recently, Minaj flaunted a more natural look, and says she was happy with the results.

Speaking to MTV, the star explained: "Towards the end of last year I just wanted to have a more natural look, and that's what I was explaining to my team. I knew that I was about to start doing covers of magazines and I wanted a more relatable look. I knew that I was about to launch a clothing line and I want women to know that I'm just a regular woman and I'm not some weirded-out character all the time.

She added: "I made that conscious effort to tone it down and to try new things. And when I started seeing what my hair looked like, I just fell in love. I was just like, 'oh my gosh where has this been all my life?' Because even my fans went crazy, I feel like the whole world went crazy. It felt like I took off this mask — it didn't feel like that to me — but to the world it's almost like, 'oh now we see the real her.' It was weird."

 

 

 

 

Watch Minaj's video for 'High School' featuring Lil Wayne here: