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Anya Taylor-Joy's often looks like royalty when she steps out on the red carpet. In those moments, her glam recirculates a question that fans have been asking themselves ever since the star rose to fame playing a passionate, chess-loving prodigy on "The Queen's Gambit" [2]: what exactly is Taylor-Joy's natural hair color? If you've also been curious, you'll likely be shocked to find out it's not the deep copper-red [3] she wore on the show. In fact, the actor's true hair color is closer to that of her character's in "Emma."

As good as Taylor-Joy looked with that short red bob as Beth Harmon, it was only a wig, and her natural hair color is in fact blond [4]. Whether it's for a role or a red carpet event, wigs and hair extensions [5] are a celebrity's best friend when it comes to switching up their look and experimenting with hair. Often when it appears as though someone got a drastic haircut [6] or color change, it's simply a really good wig.

In addition to a handful of colorful wigs Taylor-Joy has sported over the years (including a neon-purple number), she's dyed her real hair shades of dark brown [7], caramel blond, and auburn [8], but she always returns to her blond roots after.