I embraced my natural grey hair and it was the confidence boost I needed

My first silver hair appeared in my 20s. I battled the inevitable for decades before finally letting nature take its course

Deirdre McArdle, 49, has let her hair go grey and says she ‘has taken back control’. Picture: Chani Anderson

I found my first grey hair in my early 20s. “No big deal. It’s just one grey hair,” I thought. It wasn’t until a few years later, during wedding prep at my local hairdresser’s, that I realised the full extent of it.

“We’ll keep on top of your colour,” the hairdresser said. “Make sure we have no peeks of grey coming through on the big day. Your mom is snow white, and your dad is pure grey. You never stood a chance.”