7 MARCH 2005

Britney Spears has surprised her fans one more time after swapping her famous blonde locks for a bold new brunette look. The Toxic singer was spotted with her new look as she was leaving a studio outside Los Angeles on Saturday after a photo shoot.

The 23-year-old pop diva joins a host of A-listers including Charlize Theron, Renee Zellweger and Reese Witherspoon who have swapped their fair hair to become brunettes recently.

Britney briefly toyed with a mocha-brown hairstyle last year but soon reverted back to blonde. But in early February she was out and about in a brunette wig in an attempt to avoid attracting too much attention.