Halsey Debuts Striking Platinum Blonde Hair Transformation

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Halsey may think she's bad at love, but she's really good at debuting hair transformations.

After all, the "Without Me" singer showed off her new look, devoid of her usual dark hues, now covered in a new color: platinum blonde.

Alongside snaps of her light locks in the Aug. 18 Instagram post, Halsey—donning gray track pants, a white crop top and Koss headphones—captioned the pics, "Auprès de ma blonde," meaning "Next to my girl" in French.

It's a stark contrast to the 31-year-old's dark brown pixie cut that she styled a week earlier while moderating a Q&A panel featuring Hannah Einbinder for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma in Los Angeles.

And a month earlier, she took the stage for her The Girl in the Tower European festival run in dark brown boho braids with caramel blonde tendrils peeking through.

From a blue bob to red old Hollywood waves, Halsey's hair has always been a creative outlet throughout her career.

"I've been watching my songwriting evolve. I've changed a lot," she told Elle in a November 2019 interview. "I've evolved into a new way of being Halsey, which is still equally as colorful."

Although the "Eastside" singer (real name Ashley Frangipane) now looks back at her looks with fondness, she admitted that she struggled to accept her natural hair texture as a biracial woman.

"I feel very lucky to be able to look at those photos and feel good about myself," she reflected. "A couple of years ago, I don't know if I would have felt that way."

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"I've waited for that moment my entire life and there I am, with the hair that my mother and father gave me and with [minimal] makeup on, in a way I'm proud of," she continued. "To be cool with the world seeing me that way… that says a lot to me about how I've grown as a person. I feel really happy and peaceful."

In fact, the feelings led Halsey—mom to son Ender Aydin, 5, with ex Alev Aydin—to undergo a very bold hair transformation during her journey.

"Hair has also been a big indicator of racial issues in my life," she explained to NYLON in 2016. "It's one of the ultimate symbolic struggles for women of color. Shaving my head was important to me because I needed to be able to prove that I could still love myself if I did it."

But Halsey isn't the only celeb heading straight for the castle with a brand new look. Keep reading for more stars who debuted their own hair transformations.

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John Cena

Two weeks after attending the Little Brother premiere with a full head of brown hair, the WWE legend debuted a shaved look ahead of his second hair transplant.

"Round 2 of [Follicular Unit Extraction] Treatment and this time I went all in for best possible results," he wrote on X June 29, 2026. "Thank you Ken Anderson and the staff at Anderson Center for Hair for accompanying me on this journey!"

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John Oliver

The Last Week Tonight host debuted jet-black hair for a guest role on ABC's long-running soap opera General Hospital.

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Carrie Underwood

Trading in her signature golden locks, the country music star wrote on Instagram in August 2025, "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."

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Sebastian Stan

The Marvel actor said goodbye to Bucky Barnes' signature long hair in April 2025, showing off a shaved head at the Los Angeles premiere of Thunderbolts*.

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Tan France

The Queer Eye star had fans doing a double take when he ditched his signature gray hair for a dark brown 'do in April 2026. The fashion stylist noted at the time that the dramatic transformation was for a role and "not a midlife crisis."

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Sami Sheen

The daughter of Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards shared her at-home hair dying journey, including its many missteps, on TikTok and raved about the results.

“I've been wanting to do this to my hair for years now," she said, "and I'm so happy that I finally did it.”

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Jessica Chastain

The Help star debuted her "choppity chop," she she put it, on the red carpet of the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in April 2026.

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Jason Momoa

In July 2025, the actor shaved off his beard for the first time in six years to film Dune: Part Three, which required him to rock a clean shaven look to reprise his role of Duncan Idaho.

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Kelly Clarkson

The American Idol winner debuted a shorter hairdo in a July 2025 The Voice promo, trading her signature blonde waves for a shorter, darker bob style.

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Chris Pratt

The actor debuted a bearded look, which he sports on season two of The Terminal List, in June 2025.

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Finn Wolfhard

The Stranger Things star changed up his trademark shaggy hairstyle in May 2025 by debuting a buzzcut at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo, Japan.

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JoJo Siwa

In March 2025, the "Karma" singer debuted her rainbow mohawk at the GLAAD Media Awards.

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Emily Ratajkowski

In a March 2025 TikTok video, the model called this 'do with shaggy bangs the "worst haircut of my life."

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard

The Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup star debuted a short bob in March 2025, more than two months after giving birth to her and fiancé Ken Urker's first child, daughter Aurora Urker.

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Whitney Rose

The formerly blond Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star debuted a red bob on Watch What Happens Live in January 2025.

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Hailey Bieber

The model debuted lighter locks in September 2024, a month after giving birth to her and Justin Bieber's first baby, son Jack Blues Bieber.

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Lily Collins

The Emily in Paris star debuted her dramatic transformation at the world premiere of her new horror movie, MAXXXINE, in June 2024.

"Changing my hair always brings out different sides of my personality and I love playing around," Lily told Vogue. "This cut and color feels bolder and yet somehow lighter. And completely more me—right now."

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Katie Holmes

While attending Chanel's Tribeca Film Festival Artists dinner in June 2024, Katie debuted a subtle, yet striking transformation of rich caramel balayage highlights that were blended throughout her brunette tresses.

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Kylie Jenner

The Kardashians star debuted a platinum blonde look and a bob haircut after rocking waist-length strands for quite some time.

"Did someone say they missed king kylie," Kylie teased in the caption of her June 8 Instagram post, to which her sister Khloe Kardashian cheekily replied, "I did! I did!!!!!!"

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Lisa Rinna

The former Bravo star debuted a platinum blonde look during 2024 Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture.

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Priyanka Chopra

The Heads of State star debuted a drastic haircut—a shoulder-grazing bob—while attending a Bulgari event in Rome i May 2024.

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Jessica Biel

In May 2024, the actress chopped her hair into a bob that many fans on social media said reminded them of one of the looks she sported as Mary Camden on the '90s series 7th Heaven.

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Megan Fox

The Transformers actress returned to her dark brown tresses and debuted a sassy bob in May 2024, a month after she dyed her hair blue to enter what she dubbed her "Jedi era."

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Dannielynn Birkhead

At age 17, the daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith debuted a new lob hairstyle overnight during 2024 Kentucky Derby weekend, which she attended with dad Larry Birkhead.

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Demi Lovato

The singer debuted a lighter, shorter 'do in April 2024.

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Kelly Osbourne

The Fashion Police alum debuted a blonde bombshell hair transformation May 8.

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Kim Kardashian

Back to blonde: Kim debuted a new platinum 'do in April 2024.

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Rihanna

The Fenty Beauty founder debuted a bright blonde hair transformation April 17 while celebrating her latest Fenty x Puma collection in London.