While you probably know and love Reese Witherspoon as a blonde (she is Elle Woods, after all), that's not her natural hair color. The actress and activist recently posted a childhood photo to Instagram, complete with candy necklace, revealing that her natural hair color is actually brown.
Angelina Jolie has had dark hair for most of her film career but was born blonde. Jolie has reportedly said her mother was the first one to dye her hair dark. "My natural color is dark blonde. But when I was 4 or 5, my mother dyed my hair dark brown, and she decided to keep it that way.
Much to the shock of longtime fans, Aniston is a natural brunette and we're seriously obsessed with the wispy '90s vibes from it! (Photo by: Alice S. Hall/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank.) Once Aniston was signed on to be Rachel Green for Friends, she got a fresh new 'do of a layered beach wave look.
REESE WITHERSPOON - When it comes to her hair, Reese always knows how to play it simple 'n sweet. Without even really trying, her platinum highlights brilliantly bring out her soft blue eyes. Find out what other blonde hair colors and styles we're loving at Redbookmag.com.
Vergara, 40, is naturally a blonde, but has dyed her hair dark in recent years. "I'm a natural blonde, but when I started acting, I would go to auditions, and they didn't know where to put me because I was voluptuous and had the accent - but I had blond hair," she told Self magazine in 2010.
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Is Julia Roberts a natural blonde?
Julia Roberts
The rom-com queen herself is known for her auburn locks, but is this Pretty Woman really a redhead? Nope! Roberts went red for her first role in 1988's Mystic Pizza and stayed that way for quite some time, telling David Letterman in 1989, "My hair is naturally blonde — kind of a dark blonde."
Kristen Wiig may be known for acting chops and comedic tendencies, but we also bow down to the actress for the chameleon-like way she frequently updates her cut and color. Even though she's transitioned from brunette to blonde to red and back again, her natural color is a rich shade of brown.
For pretty much ever, I've been convinced that the 43-year-old actress's natural color was blonde, but apparently, I'm sorely mistaken. Witherspoon took to Instagram recently to share with her fans a childhood photo, revealing that her natural hair color is actually brown.
Prepare to be shocked: Reese Witherspoon is not really legally blonde. The actress shared this adorable throwback of herself revealing that she was born with a light-brown colour. We don't see Witherspoon going back to her roots anytime in the near future, but if she does, we'd be into it.
Did Reese Witherspoon wear a wig for Legally Blonde?
Luke Wilson and Reese Witherspoon had to wear wigs for the ending scene. If you noticed Luke Wilson and Reese Witherspoon's hair looks a tad different at the movie's end, you're not imagining it. After they wrapped, the Legally Blonde cast was called back to reshoot the end scene.
From a sleek and elegant updo like at the Grammy Awards in 2023 or tousled waves at the 2022 American Music Awards, Taylor Swift really can wear any hairstyle and make it look good. When it comes to hair colour, the Cruel Summer singer tends to stay close to her natural blonde locks.
Deschanel is — drum roll, please — a natural brunette. Speaking with StyleCaster in a 2019 interview, Deschanel set the record straight once and for all, as many publications prior had mistakenly assigned blond as her birth hair color. "My hair has been the same color pretty much my whole life," she told the outlet.
Despite being a natural blonde (yes!), she became known for her thick, jet-black hair during her meteoric rise with her song “I Kissed a Girl” in 2008.
Though she's been blond for most of her major motion pictures — "The Wolf of Wall Street," "Suicide Squad," "Amsterdam," and "I, Tonya," for example — the actor's original hair color is a much darker shade. In fact, Robbie's natural hair color is brown.
She was born brunette and that's how she stayed all through her Hannah Montana era but in 2012 she went blonde, and fans thought there'd be no going back. But 30-year-old Miley Cyrus had a surprise in store for her followers recently when she shared photos on Instagram of her hair back in its natural colour.
However, she didn't start out life with Elle Woods' Barbie blonde hair color. It turns out that Witherspoon is actually a natural brunette, and she's just about as shocked at the #TBT reveal as we are.
Can you believe how stunning Reese Witherspoon's eyes looked at the 20th Annual Elle Women in Hollywood event last night? Her blue peepers were surrounded in taupe and gray eyeshadow that made her eyes really pop. Such a stunning look.
"Jen's the original bronde," says Canalé, who slowly brought Aniston from her natural brunette to a golden blonde before adding those back-from-the-beach highlights. "Over time, you can see that I sanded out her hairline, making it brighter to bring out her eyes and warm complexion," he explains.
The I Love Lucy actress was actually born as a brunette, but hairstylist Sydney Guilaroff first transformed Ball into a redhead. Prior to Guilaroff's stroke of genius, Ball starred in films as a blonde or with her natural dark brown hue.
Mila Kunis Just Debuted Bleach Blonde (and Teal!) Hair. The actress has undergone a major hair transformation. Mila Kunis has rarely strayed from her signature shade of glossy brown hair over the years, but the actress just stepped out wearing a dramatic new look.
As someone with naturally dark ash blonde hair, she's in the great position of being able to go darker or lighter without the hair colouring process being too damaging in terms of condition. Renée's warm skin tone means she can easily play around with tones of red for a sweet strawberry blonde finish.
She's letting her natural hair color grow out. When the weather starts to get cooler, some use it as a time to transition into a new haircut or color, so it makes sense that the autumnal season is the peak time for celebrity transformations.
