{"id":156197,"date":"2025-11-27T10:53:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/156197\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T10:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:53:06","slug":"sophie-monk-doesnt-look-like-this-anymore-fans-do-a-double-take-as-aussie-tv-star-debuts-fresh-new-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/156197\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Monk doesn&#8217;t look like this anymore! Fans do a double take as Aussie TV star debuts fresh new look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-4302\/megan-watts.html\" class=\"author\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MEGAN WATTS, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  04:47 GMT, 27 November 2025   |  Updated:  05:41 GMT, 27 November 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/sophie-monk\/index.html\" id=\"mol-98554640-cb46-11f0-acc8-d1299b7f8d90\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sophie Monk<\/a>\u00a0is unrecognisable in her latest social media post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The media personality, who recently hosted the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/tiktok\/index.html\" id=\"mol-985a9d70-cb46-11f0-acc8-d1299b7f8d90\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TikTok<\/a> Awards in <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/sydney\/index.html\" id=\"mol-985bd5f0-cb46-11f0-acc8-d1299b7f8d90\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sydney<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday, took to Instagram on Thursday to show off a fresh new look.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The blonde bombshell revealed that she had gone dark, showing off cascading brunette locks that reached her waist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Not going to lie. I do feel smarter being brunette @kokomayneluxehaircollection thank you sooo much,&#8217; she captioned the post as she flaunted her natural-looking wig.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In the video, the 45-year-old struck dramatic poses in front of a wind machine, wearing a sheer brown corseted dress and a sparkly low-cut frock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Love Island host opted for a dramatic eye and lined lips as she showed off her new hair to her fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-890c6c4c83cc0494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/104229103-15330373-Sophie_Monk_pictured_looks_unrecognisable_in_her_latest_social_m-a-1_176421856321.jpeg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Sophie Monk, pictured at the TikTok Awards on Wednesday night, is unrecognisable in her latest social media post\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Sophie Monk, pictured at the TikTok Awards on Wednesday night, is unrecognisable in her latest social media post\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Sophie made a show-stopping entrance at the TikTok Awards on Wednesday night \u2013 and <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15327515\/TikTok-Awards-Sophie-Monk-Courtney-Act.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">left many fans doing a double take<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She and Aussie drag queen Courtney Act appeared to be twinning, both choosing striking black ensembles that featured thigh-high splits, with their blonde locks styled to perfection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Sophie stunned in a sleek designer gown that hugged her figure, her straight hair framing her radiant smile as she posed for photographers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile, Courtney mirrored the look with a chic bandeau top and flowing skirt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Her long blonde hair was parted in the middle, giving the impression that the duo could have been mistaken for sisters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The similarities didn&#8217;t stop at their outfits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Both stars carried themselves with equal glamour and confidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The twinning look was the talk of the night and had fans debating over who wore it better.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-738fefeec0323123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/104229091-15330373-The_media_personality_who_recently_hosted_the_TikTok_Awards_in_S-a-3_176421856322.jpeg\" height=\"481\" width=\"306\" alt=\"The blonde bombshell revealed that she had gone dark, showing off cascading brunette locks that reached her waist\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7e475ece41e6e945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/104229093-15330373-The_blonde_bombshell_revealed_that_she_had_gone_dark_rocking_wai-a-2_176421856322.jpeg\" height=\"481\" width=\"306\" alt=\"The blonde bombshell revealed that she had gone dark, showing off cascading brunette locks that reached her waist\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The blonde bombshell revealed that she had gone dark, showing off cascading brunette locks that reached her waist\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Adam Hyde, MAFS star Jules Robinson and social media sensation Indy Clinton also rocked head-turning looks on the red carpet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They were joined by Today&#8217;s Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo, and media veteran Jessica Rowe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Fifteen awards were handed out on the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The event celebrates the country&#8217;s top creators across comedy, fashion, sport, business and music.<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Sophie Monk doesn&#8217;t look like this anymore! Fans do a double take as Aussie TV star debuts fresh new look<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By MEGAN WATTS, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 04:47 GMT, 27 November 2025 | Updated: 05:41 GMT, 27 November&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156198,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,103445,557,156,111,139,69,103444,1734,1766],"class_list":["post-156197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-courtney-act","tag-dailymail","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sophie-monk","tag-sydney","tag-tvshowbiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}