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Carrie Underwood is unrecognizable after returning to 'natural hair color' for the first time in 30 years
Carrie Underwood shocked fans with a striking change to her appearance as she showed off her dramatic hair transformation on Monday.
After more than two decades in the spotlight rocking her trademark bright blonde locks, the country superstar, 42, revealed she returned to her roots.
'Well, the last time I saw my natural hair color, I was probably about 12 years old, but I thought it might be time to give it a second chance,' she captioned a glamorous salon photo shoot.
In the images, uploaded to her Instagram, the eight-time Grammy winner smiled as she posed with her natural, brunette tresses.
She credited Nashville-based colorist, Katelin Megert, who cut, colored and styled her hair, for the new look.
The Before He Cheats hitmaker is now rocking a classy shade of 'bronde' with honey blonde highlights and subtle money pieces.
Within minutes, her famous friends and fans flooded the comments with love as they shared their reactions.
'So pretty!!!!!' Candace Cameron Bure gushed, while Kristin Chenoweth chimed in with a simple but enthusiastic, 'Love it!'
Others called the color 'stunning' and said they were obsessed with the change.
The hair makeover comes after two decades of Underwood keeping things light.
In a 2012 interview with Refinery29, the Oklahoma native admitted she had always been curious about darker shades, but was hesitant to make the leap.
'I'd love to do a little more with hair color. I've always been blonde! The problem is, I don't want to shock people — like if I dyed my hair brown, I don't want people to think I'm turning dark and serious,' she said at the time.
'I wish I had started changing my hair around in the beginning, then it wouldn't be such a big shock if I did something like that now.'
Still, Underwood has never been afraid to experiment with her look in other ways.
In 2016, she chopped her waist-length waves to a shoulder-length cut, calling it a practical 'mom move.'
As she told Elle, 'It's easier to fix, which was the whole point. I could spend half an hour to blow it dry and have it be super long, or I could spend that time playing with my son, and I'd much rather do the latter.'
She and husband Mike Fisher are parents to sons Isaiah, 9, and Jacob, 5.
Underwood shot to stardom as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol in 2005.
She released her debut album Some Hearts later that year, which included the hit tracks Before He Cheats and Inside Your Heaven.
The star is now widely considered one of the biggest and most successful country artists of all time.
In addition to all nine of her albums debuting in the top 10 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, she's sold over 85 million records globally.
She's also won 16 ACM Awards (including three Entertainer of the Year wins), seven CMA Awards and eight Grammy Awards.
In 2008, she was officially inducted into the Grand Ole Opry by Garth Brooks.
