Heavily-pregnant Jessica Hart risks cultural appropriation wrath as she controversially opts for a cornrow hairstyle during LA outing

• The Australian model, 35, is due to give birth to her second child with her NASCAR driver fiancé James Kirkham imminently 
• On Tuesday, she risked criticism for styling her hair into cornrows
• She joins a slew of stars opting for the traditional African hair do, with celebrities including Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian accused of ‘culturally appropriating’
• In 2015, Kylie was slammed for ‘mimicking black features’ with her hairdo 

Jessica Hart risked wrath of fans on Tuesday when she stepped out with her hair worn in cornrows while grocery shopping in Los Angeles. 

The Australian model, 35, who is due to give birth to her second child with her NASCAR driver fiancé James Kirkham imminently, covered her face and nose with a protective face mask, meaning her hairdo took centre stage.

She joins a slew of stars opting for the traditional African hair do, with celebrities including Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian facing fury by critics for ‘culturally appropriating’ by wearing the hairstyle. 

New look: Jessica Hart risked wrath of fans on Tuesday when she stepped out with her hair worn in tight cornrows while grocery shopping in Los Angeles 

Jessica, who is eight months pregnant and expecting her second child with her race car driver fiancé James, went low-key as she emerged with the braids. 

Cornrows are defined as: ‘Cornrows or canerows are a traditional African style of braids in which the hair is braided very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to make a continuous, raised row’. 

In regard to criticism over white stars wearing the hairdo, in 2018, Kim spoke about being criticised for the look, saying: ‘I’ve definitely had my fair share of backlash when I’ve worn braids…

‘I’ve been fortunate to be able to travel around the world and see so many different cultures that have so many different beauty trends.’  

Hmm… The Australian model, 35, who is due to give birth to her second child with her NASCAR driver fiancé James Kirkham imminently, covered her face and nose with a protective face mask, meaning her hairdo took centre stage 

The latest: She joins a slew of stars opting for the traditionally African hair do, with celebrities including Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian (pictured in 2020) facing fury by critics for ‘culturally appropriating’ by wearing the hairstyle

Controversial change: Kim’s sister Kylie (pictured in 2015) faced a similar problem, when, in 2015, she sparked a racial debate with Hunger Games actress Amandla Stenberg, who accused the lip kit mogul of mimicking black features 

Her sister Kylie faced a similar problem, when, in 2015, she sparked a racial debate with Hunger Games actress Amandla Stenberg, who accused the lip kit mogul of mimicking black features. 

She penned: ‘When u appropriate black features and culture but fail to use ur position of power to help black Americans by directing attention towards ur wigs instead of police brutality or racism #whitegirlsdoitbetter”.’

Jessica announced her baby news back on June 9, 2021, confirming she was six weeks pregnant – with the news arriving just seven months after she and James welcomed daughter Baby-Rae.

She shared a video to Instagram in which she admitted she was nervous about having two children under the age of two. 

 Baby love: Jessica announced her baby news back on June 9, 2021, confirming she was six weeks pregnant – with the news arriving just seven months after she and James welcomed daughter Baby-Rae (pictured) 

‘The announcement is that I’ve just found out I’m pregnant again,’ Jessica said. ‘It’s exciting, after the initial shock of having two babes under two.’ 

She explained that daughter Baby will be 14 months old when she welcomes her newborn.

Jessica added that she needs to focus on her nutrition in coming months, as she’s pregnant and breastfeeding at the same time and is ‘predominantly vegan.’

Earlier this year, Jessica and James revealed that they are expecting a little boy.

Family: Jessica and her fiancé James became engaged in October 2020, welcomed their first child together on November 17. Pictured is Jessica, James, Baby-Rae and Jessica’s sister Ashley (centre)

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