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Seamus Duff

Fifty Shades of Grey star looks unrecognisable with new platinum blonde hair

Dakota Johnson may be well known for her no-nonsense dark brown hair but she has been given a whole new look that’s left her almost unrecognisable.

The 33-year-old Hollywood star has ditched her trademark dark locks for a bottle blonde style - which is also far shorter than fans would be used to.

Dakota - who found fame as Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades of Grey film trilogy - has made the change for a new role in a film titled Daddio.

The film will see Dakota perform opposite Sean Penn as a woman who takes a ride in a taxi and discusses her most important relationships with the driver.

Paparazzi shots of Dakota sporting her new locks emerged over the weekend - with fans fawning over her new look.

One Instagram user remarked: “I absolutely love it stunning!!”

While others remarked that the new look made Dakota look more like her mother, 65-year-old Hollywood star Melanie Griffith.

Dakota is usually well known for her luscious, long, brown locks (Getty Images for Netflix)

One impressed fan commented: “She looks so much like Melanie here” along with a red heart emoji.

Fans perhaps shouldn’t get used to Dakota sporting blonde locks, however, as she has previously explained she dyes her hair once she wraps filming projects.

She said back in 2017 at the LA premiere of Fifty Shades Darker: “I dyed my hair immediately.

“It’s something that I do, it’s very bizarre. Any time something weird happens in my life I will dye my hair. It’s like such a teenage thing to do.”

While she explained she finds it ‘weird’ to complete filming a project.

Dakota has turned heads on many a red carpet with her traditionally long and dark brown locks - which have attracted fans around the world.

The star’s hairstylist, Mark Townsend, has previously explained how he tries to perfect Dakota’s hair by making it look sleek yet purposely messy.

He told Vogue: “Dakota always loves to have very clean hair, so my challenge is always to make it look not-so-clean. I want it to look like it’s the second day post-wash.”

Dakota found widespread fame after starring in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy alongside Jamie Dornan (Universal Studios)

He explained further: “I always want it to look like she woke up, ran a brush through her hair and walked out the door, but it does take a little bit of work, especially now her hair is so long.

“We recently worked together for the Sundance Film Festival, which was all virtual this year. We kept her hair very natural – I just gave her a really pretty blowout each day, using a large round brush, then set it in a bun while she finished make-up. It creates natural bends in the hair.”

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