While you're probably used to seeing Sofia Vergara as brunette Gloria Delgado-Prichett on Modern Family, her natural hair color is actually bright blond.
When Vergara was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2012, she and DeGeneres briefly discussed her natural hair color. "When I first came to Hollywood, I put my hair really dark," Vergara said as they showed a photo of her lighter hair.
In an interview with Parade in 2011, Vergara explained the reason she had such dark hair at the start of her Hollywood career. "I'm a natural blonde, like my siblings," she said. "When I started auditioning for American acting roles, they didn't know where to put me. A blonde Latina? In L.A. they're used to Latin women looking more Mexican. But if you go to Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, everybody is blond."
Ahead, check out Vergara's natural hair color and how her hair has changed over her career.
Vergara recently posted this throwback photo of herself with blond hair in the '90s while in Miami.
This throwback poster shows Vergara with a lighter hair color.
Vergara looked stunning in this modeling shot in the '90s.
In 2000, Vergara had sleek, light brown hair at an event in Hollywood.
In 2002, Vergara arrived to a Univision event with dirty-blond hair.
In 2006, Vergara's brown hair was styled into voluminous waves at the ALMA Awards.
In 2009, Vergara had nearly black hair and curtain bangs at a movie premiere.
Sofia Vergara's signature hair color was officially dark brown by 2010.
At the Kids' Choice Awards in 2011, Vergara's hair was a warm, medium-brown chestnut hue.
Later in 2011, Vergara attended the premiere of Happy Feet Two with subtle highlights.
In 2015, Vergara was nearly back to her natural hair color with this caramel blond hue.
Later in 2015, Vergara's blond hair looked even more vibrant.
In 2016, Vergara kept her ends light but returned to her darker roots.
By 2017, Vergara had returned to her sleek dark brown hair color at the Vanity Fair Oscars party.
At the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscars party, Vergara had warm red-brown hair styled into curls.