Hilarie Burton Morgan is proud of her roots.

The One Tree Hill alum recently shared insight into how embracing her gray hair took away the pressure to look like a Hollywood ingénue.

"It's a weird thing when you were a teen drama actress," the 41-year-old told Joy Behar on the Oct. 5 episode of The View, "and the expectation to be 17 forever is out there. And I didn't necessarily like my younger years. I dealt with some dark stuff in my younger years."