Dakota Johnson Looks Completely Different with Her Natural Hair Color

Despite Dakota Johnson openly rocking her naturally dark-blond hair when she was a child, gracing the spotlight with her famous parents, fans have mostly forgotten those early years. And we can’t blame them: Since 2014, Dakota Johnson has repeatedly opted for brown hair, occasionally experimenting with lengths and highlights but never really straying from her new go-to color. The only time she’s ever reverted fully to blond was for the film “Daddio” in 2023, in which she wore a blond bob that threw fans for a spin. But following the film, the actor quickly reverted back to brown. 

Throwback photos from the noughties show that Johnson’s natural blond is much darker than the bright color she sported for the 2023 film. Mousier at the roots, it hovers somewhere along the boundary between brown and blond, a far cry both from the dark mane she wears as Anastasia Steele but also the blond she used to have when she first started acting. Notably, in 2010’s “The Social Network,” which was one of her first films, she had dirty-blond hair with dark roots, keeping the same energy for “21 Jump Street” two years later. While she does suit fair tresses, it’s easy to see why she made the change — the contrast of her darker hair, blue eyes, and pale-white skin creates a signature look that stands out in Hollywood.

Dakota Johnson may be one of the celebs who are nearly unrecognizable with their natural hair color, but there are plenty of others who are just as surprising: In particular, Billie Eilish’s natural hair color is so different from her signature look.