Christina Hendricks looks like a different person with hair transformation and sheer dress

Christina Hendricks is no stranger to beautiful photoshoots, but there's one that stands out in her mind. 

The actress took to Instagram to share a throwback from her "favorite photo shoot," and fans could be forgiven for not recognizing her. 

Christina sleek red hair was wild and tousled as she posed on the floor in a sheer lace dress. 

She looked strikingly beautiful in the artistic photo with her porcelain skin contrasting against the black ensemble. 

Her fans adored the photo, calling her "beautiful," and "stunning," while others remarked that the image was their favorite too. 

How Christina found fame

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The star left home at the age of 17 to pursue a modelling career after winning a competition with Seventeen magazine. She then worked as a model for a decade before breaking into acting.

She became a household name after landing the role of flame-haired Joan Hollaway in the hit series Mad Men, but said prior to that she was passed over for other roles because of her hour-glass figure. 

How she said her figure initially hindered her career

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Christina said she was often told her look was unsuitable to play the likes of police officers and doctors. "I auditioned for things where I knew I killed the audition. I knew I did," she told The Times in 2017.

"It was like. 'Oh, should I give you my sizes now, or...?' And they would call up and say, 'We just don't think that a doctor would look like that'.

"I would be embarrassed to even say that out loud. There should be a million different body types [on television]. It's outrageous that there aren't. And it's outrageous that we're sitting here having this conversation and it's even a thing.

But playing Joan changed that for her and she said she was thrilled that after that role wrapped up she got "all these, like, amazing strong, powerful women."

And she loves her curves, telling The Sun: "I know I have a figure and I long ago decided that I wouldn’t starve myself and try to become one of those typically skinny actresses."

Adding: "I’m completely comfortable with my body."