Jason Momoa shaved his beard and regarded so totally different that many followers had hassle recognizing him. For the primary time in six years, the “Aquaman” star trimmed off his facial hair, and he documented the method in a video posted to his Instagram web page on July 30. The dramatic makeover was used to advertise the partnership between Mananalu, his model of bottled water packaged in aluminum containers, and Boomerang Water, which, as Momoa wrote in his caption, has a “closed-loop system that sanitizes and bottles water onsite.” He had his full beard on the onset of the vid, however pulled out clippers and eliminated the facial hair part by part. “Goddamn, I hate it,” he mentioned at one level within the course of. Ultimately, he confirmed the completed product to the digital camera, giving followers an eyeful of his clean-shaven face.

Unsurprisingly, many followers have been sad with the sans-beard look and shared their ideas after images of the transformation have been shared on-line. “To not be dramatic, however that is like watching an angel lose their wings,” one disgruntled fan wrote on X. “I’ve by no means wished for a Time Machine so dangerous,” one other added. In reality, many discovered Momoa unrecognizable. “I’ve scrolled previous this tweet like twenty occasions right now and solely simply now realized the person on the left is jason momoa,” one wrote. 

Seeing the actor baby-faced could have come as a shock to some, however followers have seen what Momoa seems like and not using a beard earlier than. The “Quick X” actor went by means of the identical ordeal in April 2019 when he posted a video shaving his facial hair to YouTube. That was filmed out within the desert and was additionally used as a technique to elevate consciousness about eliminating plastic bottle use. Following that beard-removal, Momoa revealed how lengthy it takes to develop again his signature whiskers.

Followers of Jason Momoa have expressed their dismay over seeing him lose the beard, and it seems that the “Justice League” star shares their sentiments. “It was bizarre. Bizarre. I am not a fan of shaving. I am not a fan of reducing hair, interval,” he informed Fatherly in October 2021. Momoa defined that he solely misplaced the beard on the behest of “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve, who envisioned his Duncan Idaho character to be sans-beard. Even the director knew it wasn’t a minor request. “I feel he felt a bit nervous asking me that,” Momoa informed Newsweek simply earlier than the movie’s launch. Seeing the hulking actor with out his beard got here as a shock to not solely followers but additionally his household. ” Even when my children see it, they’re like, ‘What? I do not learn about that.’ So that they sort of like me higher with a beard,” he informed Fatherly. Followers of Momoa with facial hair needn’t get too upset, as he informed the outlet it took about six months to develop the beard again to full power. 

Shedding the beard shouldn’t be the one drastic change he is made over time, as Momoa has reduce his signature lengthy hair as effectively. Taking to Instagram in September 2022, the “Slumberland” star posted a video of himself getting his locks chopped off. He held up his discarded ponytail for the digital camera whereas a hairdresser went to work and shaved the perimeters of his head. Unsurprisingly, some followers have been less-than-thrilled by the change. “I am gona cry, I LOOOOOOVE the lengthy hair TOOOOOOO Horny,” a follower commented. Regardless of the outcries, many supported the trigger Momoa was making an attempt to boost consciousness of: the elimination of single-use plastics.