Merel Bechtold: dreadlocks get the chop Posted by Laurie Monk September 02, 2013 Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps Merel Bechtold Merel Bechtold After 5.5 years I decided to get rid of my dreadlocks, because of the pain during and after the shows (heavy weight). Credits and respect to my mom! It took about 100 hours and a lot of pain, but I am really happy with the result!