Simons’s Blonde Hair Joins ‘Nobody Wants This’
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- Timothy Simons dyed his hair platinum blond for fun ahead of the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, and the show's writers incorporated the new look into his character Sasha in Season 3.
- The writers saw Simons's hair that night, wrote it into the script, and did not ask him to hide it with a hat during filming.
- Erin Foster the show's creator, has joined the Season 3 cast alongside a roster of new additions.
- Sarah Silverman joins the Season 3 cast, alongside Andrew Rannells, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Avan Jogia, Poorna Jagannathan, Sadie Sandler, Stephanie Koenig, and Steven Weber.
- Production on Season 3 began last month in Los Angeles, with filming ongoing and no way to hide Simons's hair.
- Sasha and his wife (Jackie Tohn) face a marriage crossroads after the Season 2 finale, making the bleach job a symbolic move for a newly single middle‑aged man.
Why it matters: The decision lets the series turn an off‑cuff style change into a plot device, giving Simons a reason to keep his platinum look while reinforcing Sasha’s newly single, middle‑aged identity. It also signals the show’s flexible, meta‑humorous tone, which could attract viewers drawn to on‑screen spontaneity.
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