Gabourey Sidibe - The hair , not the woman

OMG!! It's like Gabourey Sidibe can't seem to catch a break. She is a plus size woman who is now seen as a breakout star without the star presence - she's more like girl you can kick it with on a stoop in the hood - and, with the latest Elle cover, she seems clearly in need of a hairstylist too.
Don't get me wrong . I am not one of those hate-Gabourey-because-she-is-fat, persons. But as a plus sized woman myself I love to see big women looking their best. And even if you have to wear a sack and nothing else, I have found out that it's how you wear your hair that often pulls you out.
Ever since Gabourey attended her first red carpet do I have been paying attention to her extensions. On the night that Monique won the award for the movie Precious, of which Sidibe was a supporting actress, her extensions were wavy, unbelivably shiny and doll like like a ghetto Barbie!
It was undoubtedly synthetic hair she was wearing that night. And what we were seeing was a "melt down" of sorts with the plastic hair caused by the hot lights of the tv crews in attendance and the steaming Los Angeles sun.
I watched her again on Saturday Night Live. It was the same wig but this time it looked brushed out and messy.
Now this cover.
While I applaud Elle for celebrating Gabourey in the way they did, they should have at least done something about her hairpiece. In the past the mag has done so for Sidibe's fellow extension wearers Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears .
Instead, they airbrushed Sidibe so that she looked shades lighter while her hair stood big and tall and stiff like those wire pot scrubs. She may not be an A- Lister star yet but with her the little star wattage she's got Sidibe needs a professional hairstylist to guide her, particularly for cover shoots.
With all those lace fronts wigs selling a dime a dozen, Remy weaves in various colours and even braids, Sidibe should at least wear a style that would make her stand out. (Like the Black and White photograph of her attached)
Personally, if I was Sidibe's hairstylist I would give her one of those curly styles like Oprah's or curly micro braids with hints of honey blonde (see how honey blonde brings out her features in the photo).
I wait with bated breath to see who is up for the challenge of uncovering the hidden beauty that is Gabourey Sidibe.