It was two years ago—almost down to the week—that iconic brunette Jennifer Love Hewitt took fans by surprise by suddenly going blonde. I found myself questioning everything I’ve ever known. OK, not everything I’ve ever known, but I was definitely shook, not only because I never imagined her as anything other than brunette but because she also looked so freakin’ fabulous as a blonde. She went back to brown not too long after, and I figured she’d gotten big hair color changes out of her system. But I was wrong—and her bold new hue is oh-so right.

On Thursday, May 9, the 9-1-1 star posted a gorgeous selfie to Instagram showing off her new coppery-red hair. “I have wanted to be red for so long! @nikkilee901 crushed this color,” she said, tagging her go-to colorist, Nikki Lee of 901 Salon. “She named my color Sunset Lover.”

Lee also shared a carousel to her own Instagram showing a before of Hewitt’s shoulder-length brown hair with blonde highlights, mixing the magical color in a bowl, and a stunning video and closeup photo of the incredible color and added length. She tagged Great Lengths—a shoutout to Hewitt’s new extensions.

Fans and friends are fawning over the soft, warm-but-not-brassy ginger shade in her comments. “Stunning!!” Lacey Chabert wrote. “That’s such a good color on you and it really brings out your eyes 🥹🔥❤️,” a commenter said.

“I guess I’ll have to match ❤️,” another fan wrote—and I’m not mad at that idea. Don’t be surprised if you catch me in my colorist’s chair with that photo of Hewitt in my hands.

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