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The 10 Most Shocking Celebrity Hair Changes of the Year

These huge mane transformations were so surprising, we're still talking about them

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KATE HUDSON

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Kate's loose, textured waves became her signature look over the years, but for a new role she stunned us all and shaved her head. 

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KIM KARDASHIAN

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Since going platinum blonde in September, Kim has been really real about the insane maintenance it takes to keep up with her look. "Spent the last few days bleaching my roots (we do it in stages so it doesn't break off)," she confessed. "OMG 13 hours & still going. This blonde is very high maintenance. Love you @ChrisAppleton1 but getting over this."

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SELENA GOMEZ

Selena surprised everyone when she departed from her natural dark roots and dyed her hair completely blonde at the end of this year. 

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LAUREN CONRAD

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After saying she'd never get a bob again, LC changed her mind once she welcomed her son, and went from long waves to a lob to a bob. 

"Yeah, I just cut it off. Honestly, it's more of a time saver," Conrad said. "I have to blow dry my hair while my son is napping and it doesn't always last that long so less hair is less time. I don't have time for a lot of hair."

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ZOE KRAVITZ

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Zoë jumped on the buzz cut bandwagon sweeping Hollywood by chopping off her silver-blonde braids for a chic buzzed pixie. 

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EMILIA CLARKE

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Game of Thrones fans went bananas when they saw Emilia's huge hair change this year. The star channeled her character Khaleesi's frosty blonde hue and couldn't hold back her excitment. 

Clarke wrote on Instagram of the big change, "AAAAHHHHHHH SHHHHIIIII****** I done did it. Mother of dragons meet Emilia. Emilia meet mother of dragons. If you squint just so you might never know. 🐉⚡️"

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LILY COLLINS

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The natural brunette looked almost unrecognizable when she switched up her shade to try to find out if blondes really do have more fun. "Not sure if it's the blonde or this city, but I really am having more fun…" she captioned her Instagram photo. (As it turned out, it was a wig all along!)

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KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN

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Likely the least experimental out of the entire Kardashian bunch, Kourtney has stuck with her long dark hair for as long as we can remember. But the 38-year-old surprised us all when she shared a mirror selfie of a fresh textured lob courtesy of her hairstylist Andrew Fitzsimons.

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KATIE HOLMES

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Katie got a "feminine but kickass" pixie cut for an upcoming role, but we think the star should keep the short 'do even longer. "We were trying to find a balance between something feminine but kickass cause she's working really hard - her body looks incredible," stylist DJ Quintero told PEOPLE.

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NINA DOBREV

Nina's sexy sweeping waves were at the top hair inspiration boards everywhere throughout her time on Vampire Diaries. But at the start of 2017, after wrapping with the show, the actress parted ways with her long locks. 

"I had been wanting to cut my hair for over six years, but I wasn't contractually allowed to," Dobrev told PeopleStyle about her cut at the Reebok Classic Leather event during Coachella. "So as soon as my contract was done I decided, the timing of it was more symbolic because it was my first film that was being released since I had left the show. It was a new character, a new chapter for me, a new look."

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