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It was bad enough when JoJo Siwa lost her signature ponytail. Though to be fair, all of our collective scalps relaxed at the same time. Her latest change, however, involving losing her hair color rather than hairstyle, has people freaking out all over again. And it’s a bit of a drastic change for the singer yet again. Some fans think it’s a way for JoJo to regain more control over her appearance. Others have likened it to a tradwife vibe.
Those who have followed JoJo’s career probably remember her admitting as. Child on Dance Moms that her mom began bleaching her hair at a very young age. As a result, most fans know JoJo as a blonde. But, it turns out, her natural hair color is much darker, and now, it seems, she wants to reclaim that as an adult.
JoJo Siwa’s hair was totally transformed.
In August 2026, hairstylist Karla posted a series of photos on Instagram, tagging JoJo and showing off the transformation she helped the singer and reality TV star accomplish. She shared ‘before’ photos of JoJo’s much more blatantly blonde hair and then an ‘after’ image to show a darker blonde almost ombre look with blond and darker blonde blending together.
In the caption she wrote, “What a crazy before but we were able to make her hair healthy and beautiful again.”
Fans of Karla’s work as a hair stylist commented to share their shock at JoJo’s total transformation and that they couldn’t believe it’s JoJo’s hair in the photos. In the weeks afterward, JoJo shared selfies and pictures on her own Instagram account that showed off her hair, though it appears to be lighter than her initial coloring with Karla. Still, it’s a far cry from the almost white-blonde hair she held onto for years with bleaching and coloring seemingly nonstop.
Some fans think it’s indicative of JoJo Siwa growing up.
After JoJo posted a TikTok showing off her hair transformation, fans commented to show their utter shock at the change.
“Holy glow up,” one person commented under the video.
“Mature JoJo Siwa is slaying,” another wrote.
When Users discussed JoJo’s hair transformation on Reddit, some users shared that they just love that JoJo is able to embrace her natural hair color, or something close to it, and explore hair colors on her own as an adult.
“I think that’s a really flattering color on her!” A Redditor also commented. “I’m glad it looks like her natural hair has stayed fairly healthy, considering how long she’s been dying it.”
Another wrote, “After the stuff her hair went through it’s amazing how it managed to stay this good…she looks so beautiful it’s a shame Jess dyed it for so many years.”
JoJo Siwa’s mom began bleaching her hair when she was a toddler.
One of the more memorable and still viral soundbites from Dance Moms involves JoJo admitting to being a “natural brown” and sharing that her mom has been dying her hair since she was two, or even since before then. There is even a clip from the show where her mom mentions needing to lighten up JoJo’s hair because her roots are starting to show.
It wasn’t until JoJo grew up that she seemed ready to explore other hair colors and styles that might work for her as an adult. She hasn’t gone totally brown, so to speak, but she seems to be slowly inching her way toward something much more natural.
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