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Charli D’Amelio Chops Long Black Locks, Debuts Blonde Bob at Coachella

The TikTok star shocked her 47.8 million Instagram fans, who had mixed feelings about the new hairdo.

Ananya Panchal

Charli D’Amelio.

Charli D’Amelio surprised all her fans, followers and friends when she made a drastic change to her signature dark brown locks in the middle of the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The TikTok star debuted a short blond bob on April 16 and sent her 47.8 million Instagram followers into a spiral.

D’Amelio wore a cropped off-the-shoulder black sheer top with butterfly detailing and puffy sleeves. Stylist Marta Del Rio paired it with a matching frilly bohemian maxi skirt, orange-tinted sunglasses, chunky boots, several mixed-metals necklaces and a statement belt. Makeup artist Olivia Madorma opted for a fresh and dewy face of makeup including glossy pink lips and smudged-out burgundy eyeliner.

“coachella 1 charli 0,” the 18-year-old, who is dating Travis Barker’s son, 19-year-old Landon, captioned the post. She posed in front of the swing carousel and was photographed by Tylor Klipfel.

Several fans ran to the comments to pray that she was wearing a wig.

“CHAR WTF HAPPENED,” GiaNina Paolantonio wrote.

“Ouch!” added Nina Dobrev.

“Is she cosplaying as Kourtney?” someone asked.

Hair stylist Dimitris Giannetos shared an up-close shot of the new ’do.

“CHARLI ♥️Blonde and Wet For ms @charlidamelio at Coachella,” he captioned his IG post.

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.

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