[PHOTOS] Carrie Underwood Shocks Fans With Bold Return To Her Natural Hair Color
on Aug 05, 2025
What Is Carrie Underwood’s Natural Hair Color?
Country music superstar Carrie Underwood recently shocked fans when she unveiled a drastic new hair color. However, the color isn’t exactly “new” to the “I’m Gonna Love You” singer.
For as long as she’s been in the spotlight, Underwood has rocked bright blonde hair. While her hair color has remained consistent, she has changed up the length and style of her hair.
For her most dramatic hair transformation, Underwood cut her hair into a long bob in 2015. She sported that look for a while and had short hair in her music videos for “Church Bells” and “Dirty Laundry.”
Even when her hair was shorter, Underwood maintained her signature platinum hue. However, she has now returned to her roots (literally), going back to her natural hair color for the first time in three decades.
“Well, the last time I saw my natural hair color, I was probably about 12 years old, but I thought it might be time to give it a second chance,” 42-year-old Underwood wrote in a post she shared on social media on Monday (August 4).
Underwood shared two pictures of her return to her darker, natural hair color. She also posted a short video of her turning her head side to side to showcase her new hair color in all its glory.
Fans were mesmerized by Underwood’s new look. They left tons of complimentary comments on her post, writing:
“I did the same thing and honestly it’s been so much easier & less upkeep!!🙌🏻😍 love it on you!!”
“Wow! 😍 So beautiful Carrie. Love it!✨”
“YASS!! I wish more women would embrace their more natural color! It looks great.”
“I Love Your Hair!!!!!”
“Girl! What a rich and luxurious cut, highlights/lowlights,….you wear it well!!!”
“New look so hopefully it means a new album too.”
“So good, it’s perfect, and I’m a hairstylist…..you’re beautiful no matter what your color is!!!”
“Carrie, this is so beautiful!! You look stunning!! ❤️🔥”
See Carrie Underwood’s return to her natural hair color in the photos below.
Will Carrie Underwood Be Back On American Idol Next Year?
Underwood’s bold hair transformation comes after an exciting year for the singer. She joined American Idol as the show’s newest judge, working alongside Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.
The 2025 season of Idol coordinated with the 20th anniversary of Underwood’s own Idol victory. She won Season 4 in 2005 and is now one of the show’s most successful champions.
The next season of American Idol will debut in early 2026. Naturally, fans wonder if Underwood will return to the judges’ table.
Her co-judge, Luke Bryan, has some thoughts about that. He recently told Taste of Country Nights that his “prediction would be highly favorable [that she’ll return].”
As for his own future on the show, Bryan remained coy, saying, “We’ll see what happens…’Idol’ is kind of a year-by-year [thing], ‘Do we do it or not?’“
While we wait for news about the Idol judges for 2026, watch the video below to revisit their outstanding performance of “Stuck On You” from this year’s season.
If Underwood returns to Idol next year, maybe we’ll get the chance to see her rock her natural hair color on live TV!
