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\nMillie Bobby Brown debuted a choppy bob haircut at the Joy Awards in Saudi ArabiaThe Stranger Things star teamed her new hair look with a sparkling gown by Tamara RalphBrown has become known for frequently switching up her hair<\/p>\n
Millie Bobby Brown<\/a>\u00a0is kicking off the new year with a new look.\n<\/p>\n On Saturday, Jan. 17, the actress, 21, debuted her shortest bob yet at the 2026 Joy Awards<\/a> in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Brown ditched her previous long, red locks in favor of a chin-grazing brunette style as she accepted the award for Personality of the Year.\n<\/p>\n Per its website, the annual award ceremony\u00a0“is a celebration of joy and entertainment,” and “a spotlight on music stars and legends, cinema icons, accomplished athletes, and other inspiring figures who are making a positive impact on people’s lives.”\n<\/p>\n For the event, the Stranger Things star wore a sparkling Tamara Ralph Haute Couture look from the designer’s most recent Autumn\/Winter 2025\/2026 collection. The silver crystal mesh gown is embellished with mother of pearl sequin flowers and crystal xillions.\n<\/p>\n Brown accessorized with dazzling drop earrings and sported a red lip for a pop of color.<\/p>\n Millie Bobby Brown at the Joy Awards.<\/p>\n Courtesy<\/p>\n The Florence by Mills founder is known for switching up her hair. While she’s strongly associated with her Stranger Things character Eleven’s signature buzzcut, Brown keeps things interesting off-screen as well.\n<\/p>\n The star had most recently been sporting long, copper-tinged locks, which she wore for a December 2025 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.<\/p>\n In February 2025, Brown showed off her recently dyed platinum blonde locks<\/a> in a carousel of photos on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n In one snap, the camera focused on Brown’s face-framing layers as she looked away from the lens while wearing a black bodycon dress.\n<\/p>\n She added a Y2K-style edit to the image, including the word “HOT” in pink lettering, as well as a “System error !” message to her left.<\/p>\n Earlier that year, she kept fans guessing with frequent hair changes<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n On March 29, the\u00a0Elona Holmes actress posted a series of photos on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0of herself in a bikini at the beach with a can of her\u00a0Florence by Mills<\/a>\u00a0coffee drink in hand. Brown captioned the snaps, “sunset swims.”\n<\/p>\n Some fans in the comments seemed a little confused about her hair. In the new images, the actress sports longer brown hair that’s slicked back and appears wet as if she had just enjoyed a swim. However, only days ago, Brown revealed a\u00a0bleached blonde bob<\/a>\u00a0in another\u00a0Instagram post<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n “Wait, I thought you were blonde???” one person wrote in response to Brown’s March 29 post.\n<\/p>\n Earlier that week, Brown shared an\u00a0Instagram Reel<\/a>\u00a0of herself in a bathroom, debuting what was seemingly a new blonde bob haircut while promoting her Florence by Mills\u00a0Soft Girl Sheer Vanilla Hair and Body Mist<\/a>. The caption read, “Mill\u2019s fave trick is to spray soft girl hair & body mist on wet hair for extra long-lasting scent!\u201d<\/p>\n