Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch looks unrecognisable as she undergoes stunning hair transformation
She rose to fame as the dreamy Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter film franchise.
But Evana Lynch now looks completely different after undergoing a dramatic hair transformation.
The actress, 32, began her career in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in 2007, when she was cast as fan favorite Luna.
Evana bleached her hair light blonde for the role, from her natural dark blonde locks, and kept the color for several years.
However, she recently revealed on her Instagram that she has decided to change things up.
Wow! Evana Lynch looks completely different from Luna Lovegood after undergoing a dramatic hair transformation
Usual look: The 32-year-old actress bleached her hair light blonde for the Harry Potter films from her natural dark blonde locks and kept the color for several years (pictured in 2019)
Popular: Evanna began her career in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in 2007, when she was cast as fan favorite Luna (pictured)
She shared a stunning new selfie, showing that she cut her hair short and dyed it black after being inspired by her dreams.
Captioning the new sizzling snap, she wrote: ‘Big mood swing lately. Here’s my new look!
“I feel like blonde suits me better, but lately in all my dreams I’ve been wearing these glamorous shiny raven locks for some reason.
“I felt haunted by my dark and dark twin so I had to become her!” I so want to reduce it again, but I will wait for further guidance from the dreams…’
She was inundated with compliments from her followers, including her Harry Potter co-star Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley, who commented on the plethora of heart emojis.
Evana beat out 15,000 other girls to be cast as Luna in the later Harry Potter films and was already a huge fan of the books and the character.
The teenager, who struggled with an eating disorder, wrote to 11-year-old JK in a letter sent through the author’s publisher.
When a response came from JK herself, the two struck up an unlikely friendship, even while Evanna was in a residential clinic for her eating disorder.
‘Major mood swing’: She shared a stunning new selfie, showing she chopped her hair short and dyed it black after being inspired by her dreams
Fan favourite: Evana beat 15,000 other girls to be cast as Luna in the later Harry Potter films and was already a huge fan of the books and the character (pictured in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
Two years later, Evanna was browsing a Potter fan site when she came across a casting call for Luna.
Evanna then spoke out in support of JK after the author continued to face backlash for her “transphobic” opinions.
The actress said that she was naive when she supported JK in 2020, but now she wanted more people to listen to her.
JK entered the trans debate in 2020 when she criticized the use of the phrase “menstruating people” in an article, then wrote a personal essay defending her views on sex and gender, before going on to share her gender-critical views .
Evana told The Telegraph that the debate was difficult and that she understands what it means to be “too fired up” to talk.
“I was very naive when they dragged me into that conversation.” I didn’t even know there were two sides. I had a view of good and bad. I have sympathy for both sides of the argument.’
Reflecting on her experience of anorexia as a teenager, she added: “I know what it was like to be a teenager who hated my body so much I wanted to crawl out of my skin, so I have a lot of compassion for trans people and they don’t want to add their the pain.’
Evana said she wished the author would stop discussing the topic “via Twitter through fragmented thoughts,” calling it “irresponsible.”
Defence: Evanna then spoke out in support of JK Rowling after the author continued to face backlash for her “transphobic” opinions, but also voiced her support for trans rights (JK and Evanna pictured in 2013)
Shared: Evanna said she wished the author would stop discussing the topic “via Twitter through fragmented thoughts”, calling it “irresponsible” (pictured in 2021)
But she added that she couldn’t help but remember JK’s past kindness to her, calling her a ‘friend’.
She said: “I will not help further marginalize trans women and men. I think it’s irresponsible to discuss such a delicate subject on Twitter through fragmented thoughts and I wish Joe wouldn’t…
“However, as a friend and fan of Jo, I cannot forget how generous and loving she is.”
She sent JK a copy of her 2021 memoir, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy And The Glory Of Growing Up, and said she would be working on more Harry Potter projects.