Carrie Underwood turned heads when she stepped out at the Grand Ole Opry's 100th Birthday Show on October 25 with a fresh look. The country music queen brought down the house with her performance but it was her appearance that set tongues wagging. Carrie shared several snapshots from the evening on Instagram, and her fans couldn't get enough of her hair color.
The 42-year-old has ditched her long, blonde tresses in favor of darker hues which she wore loose over her toned shoulders. "This hair color is everything," wrote one of her social media followers, while a second said: "I love her natural hair." Carrie returned to her "natural" locks in the summer, but appears to have gone even darker now.
In August, she confessed the last time she saw her natural hair color was when she was "about 12 years old." After Carrie's latest appearance she was inundated with praise as fans marveled over everything from her hair, to her toned physique and wardrobe choices.
See her ever-changing looks over the years
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Carrie has had blonde hair for years
Blonde
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She had curls when she won the singing show
American Idol
© WireImage1. Journalism girl
After winning American Idol, Carrie went back to finish college before her singing career started. She received a major in Mass Communications, emphasising Broadcast Journalism as she originally intended to work in television.
2. Expensive wedding
Carrie's wedding to Mike Fisher cost nearly $500,000 at the Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia. In celebrity style, they rented out the entire resort and even replaced the hotel's rugs with their own custom-made logo, 'CM'.
3. Beauty pageants
Before American Idol, Carrie participated in beauty pageants and was the first runner-up in the 2003 Miss Northeastern State University pageant.
4. Number one star
During Carrie's career, she has accumulated over 85 Billboard number ones, with her most famous song being Before He Cheats.
5. Freak accident
Carrie had a nasty fall in 2018 after she tripped while walking the dogs one evening. The accident led her to be rushed to the hospital, and she needed 40 to 50 stitches above her lip, and she broke her wrist.
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© InstagramCarrie said she hasn't had her natural hair color since she was 12
Natural
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© FilmMagicShe suits short tresses too
Short hair
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© FilmMagicCarrie's fans love seeing what's next
Waves
Junior Brown, Shaun Cassidy, John Foster and Mark Willis also performed at the event and Carrie took the opportunity to pay tribute to her friend, Brett James, who died in a recent plane crash. The songwriter's wife and daughter were also killed in the tragic accident.
Carrie performed her hit, "Jesus, Take the Wheel," in Brett's honor, the same song she sang at his funeral. She captioned her post celebrating the night: "Such a sweet Friday at the @opry ! Tonight I got to honor my friend, @brettjamessongs … I’m blessed to have known him and I get the gift of singing his words and melodies for the rest of my life. Thanks to all who love the #GrandOleOpry as much as I do."
© InstagramBrett and his family lost their lives when the single-engine Cirrus SR22T aircraft they were traveling in from John C. Tune Airport in Nashville, crashed near Iotla Valley Elementary School in Franklin, NC, according to WTVF. Brett is survived by his ex-wife, Sandra Cornelius, and their four children, three sons and a daughter named Clare.
