HELEN Flanagan is ringing the changes by swapping her fiery red hair for a newly dyed colour.

The former Westholme pupil has reignited the gossip columns by debuting her new brunette coloured do.

Sharing a selfie of her dark hair on Instagram, the 23-year-old commented: "First Brunette Selfie. Mua @soniaxkardashian #nofilter #stayingbrunetteforgood."

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In another shot of her new look, the actress simply said: "Yup. Brunette."

The actress, who more recently made a name for herself as a terrified contestant on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, recently spoke of her dreams of netting film roles with more gravitas and insisted she would schmooze directors at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

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The former Coronation Street actress, who was recently rumoured to be in sights of a Bond girl role, has a habit of changing her hair to target new roles.

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In 2011, as she prepared for to return to Corrie to tackle a new, more grown up Rosie Webster, the star shaped her locks into a pixie style and dyed it brown.

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Of the look, she said at the time: “I just thought, 'Ooh, I'll just go for it!”. I think I felt a bit more girly when I was blonde, and then when I went back to dark, I kind of felt a bit sexier.”

 

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