Sean Kaufman Explains His Curly Hair Glow-Up: ‘The Summer the Brother Turned Pretty’ (Exclusive)

Sean Kaufman is here for comments about his glow up.

Kaufman, who plays Steven Conklin on Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty, has seen fans’ comments about his look in season 3 and exclusively explained to Us Weekly exactly how it came to be.

Kaufman explained that he was actually not the mastermind behind his long, curly bangs, but gave all the credit to showrunner Jenny Han — also the author of the beloved book series of the same name — who had a vision and ran with it.

“Jenny and I had a long conversation about it, which is really funny,” Kaufman, 25, told Us. “She came up to me one day and I think she had seen a TikTok where I was playing in a pool. She was like, ‘This is what I want.’”

Kaufman continued, “My hair was wet and short and I was like, ‘What?’ She’s like, ‘Your hair this season. This is what I want and I know it.’”

Trusting Han, 44, with her vision, Kaufman’s next step was getting his straight hair to curl. “In very Korean style, they gave me a perm,” he explained. “They cut my hair and gave me a perm.”