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The most stunning celebrity hair transformations of 2017

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celebrity hair transformations
Emmy Griffiths
TV & Film Editor
December 15, 2017
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alicia keys hair transformation

Alicia Keys 

Alicia Keys surprised her fans after showing off her bold new hairstyle of yellow, pink and orange braiding on Instagram back in July. The stunning singer previously opened up about her approach to beauty, saying: "I recognise now that how you look is your statement, because it's a claiming of yourself. You're saying, 'Look, world. This is me. Love me or hate me, I really don’t care.'" 

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Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande swapped her trademark long, brunette locks for a stunning silver grey look back in October, and added a cute fringe to the dramatic new look. Fans were quick to praise her new looks, with one writing: "You are my queen plus you're flawless," while another added: "I love these bangs on you girl. Super cute!"

kate hudson hair transformation

Kate Hudson

Kate went to new lengths for a film role in Sia's directorial debut, Sister, by cutting all of her hair off into a buzz cut! The star shared a snap of herself in action, writing: "We at it again," and one fan commented: "The shaved head for movie role is gutsy!! But you can totally pull it off."

kate middleton hair transformation

The Duchess of Cambridge

Kate cut her trademark bouncy brunette locks into a shorter style earlier this year. The Duchess, who is currently expecting her third child with Prince William, debuted her new look while attending Wimbledon in her capacity as the new patron of All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. 

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Katie Holmes 

Katie looked stunning after appearing in LAX with much shorter locks. The mum-of-one then officially debuted the pixie cut while attending the FAO Schwarz pop up store in New York City in October. The Dawson's Creek actress revealed that she had cut her hair shorter for a role, telling People magazine: "I'm getting ready to play a woman in a movie called The Doorman. She's an ex-Marine and she's a warrior. I'm excited. I'm training. I'm sore!"

katy perry hair transformation

Katy Perry

The Roar singer cut her locks into a cute pixie cut back in March, and opened up about her decision to Elvis Duran at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. She explained: "Honestly, I tried to take my full head of hair platinum and I had a lot of breakage. I've always wanted to look like Miley Cyrus. I've always wanted to have that pixie haircut, so I said, 'Let's just go for it.'"

kim kardashian hair transformation

Kim Kardashian 

Kim debuted her stunning silver, sleek hair at Tom Ford's spring/summer 2018 presentation at the Park Avenue Armory back in September, and thanked hair stylist Chris Appleton for the do, writing: "LOVING my new white silver-ish hair!!!" on her website. 

lilly collins hair transformation

Lily Collins 

Lily has gone through several different hair transformations this year, from red (for a film role) to a bouncy blonde! The Love, Rosie actress shared a snap of her new, golden blonde waves back in November, and captioned the Instagram post: "Not sure if it's the blonde or this city, but I really am having more fun..." 

marion cotillard hair transformation

Marion Cotillard

The film star made her mark at the Paris Fashion Week Valentino show back in October by dying her usually-brunette locks a honey blonde, and styling the new do into an updo with a stylish blonde quiff. The Dark Knight Rises actress paired the look with a bright pink lipstick and purple eye liner. 

olivia wilde hair transformation

Olivia Wilde

Olivia cut her hair shorter, and joked on Instagram it was to distance herself from Melania Trump. Sharing a boomerang of herself with her shorter locks on Instagram, she wrote: "Feelin myself apparently. Thanks to the master @harryjoshhair for the chop. #nomoremelaniahair." The House actress went a step further after dying her hair blonde, and shared a photo of herself with Kate Mara, who had the same hairstyle, and wrote: "When you roll up to the party with your new look and it turns out you just single white femaled your friend you haven't seen in a year." 

lauren conrad hair transformation

Lauren Conrad

Lauren had stylist Kristen Ess chop her long locks into a chic bob, and the stylist shared the snap of her Instagram, captioning the post: "Shorter & shorter & shorter. This one... constantly raising the effortless-chic bar." Lauren shared the same snap, writing: "Leaving NYC with a little less hair than I arrived with." 

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Pippa Middleton

Much like her big sister, Pippa cut her hair much shorter this year! The 34-year-old was spotted with a long bob while on a bike ride in London. She may have gone much shorter to keep her hair looking healthy, as one of Pippa's favourite stylists, Richard Ward, opened up to Daily Mail Australia about the most important thing about making your hair look good. He explained: "The products are important, but having hair that is in good nick, thanks to regular trims, treatment, and a decent hairdryer is the secret to making it look fabulous."

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Poppy Delevingne

Poppy showed off much shorter locks while attending the premiere of Kingsman: The Golden Circle in September. She revealed that she was keen to take a few inches off her hair in an interview with Grazia, explaining: "I would like to cut my hair off to a long bob but it's a trend at the moment, so maybe I'll do it when the phase is over. Everyone's doing it now."

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Sarah Hyland 

The Modern Family actress returned to her dark brunette tresses after years of being a blonde, much to the surprise of her fans. The star shared a photo of her new look on Instagram, writing: "#cinnamonchocolate by @nikkilee901. #901girl." Her followers were quick to praise the look, with one writing: "Your hair is beautiful, you're gorgeous. Tell me your secret, girl," while another added: "Ooohhhh I like the colour!" 

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Selena Gomez 

Selena Gomez shared photos of her dramatic hair transformation on Instagram. Posing with new blonde locks cut into a blunt bob, she wrote: "So I am blonde now." Selena debuted her new locks at the AMAs, where she looked stylish in a black leather mini dress. 

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Solange Knowles

Solange's cropped, curly look couldn't have been more different from her platinum braids! The singer has previously spoken to Saint Heron about her love of styling her hair, explaining: "I believe that hair is incredibly spiritual, and, energetically, it really encompasses and expresses who we are. Obviously, my relationship with hair, being that I grew up literally in a hair salon, is very deep and very complex." 

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