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Published 14:25 10 Feb 2021 GMT
Katy Perry has made a glorious return to her signature dark locks that she sported at the start of her pop career in 2008.
And The One That Got Away hitmaker may just have broken the internet after unveiling her not-so-new look!
Taking to Instagram, Perry shared a series of snaps with her 112 million followers, featuring her new 'do.
"Mama has the night off so you get inches and @americanidol on @jimmykimmellive tonight ok," the 36-year-old singer wrote in the caption of the post, uploaded to the platform yesterday.
It should come as no surprise that fans couldn't get enough of the new look, which channelled Perry from the early days of her fame (think: I Kissed A Girl).
One person even exclaimed in the comments: "KATY PERRY HAS JUST BROKEN THE INTERNET."
And the gushing comments certainly didn't stop there.
Another fan wrote: "Yes! Back to black," while a third, "OMG what a goddess queeeeeeennnn [sic]."
A different fan wrote: "YOU LOOK SO GOOD WTF."
And one follower asked the beauty, "WHY ARE YOU SO PERFECT??"
So far, the post has racked up an impressive 2.9 million likes.
The look marks a real departure from her former platinum blonde tresses that she had become known for in recent years.
A few years back, Perry chopped off much of her hair and unveiled a platinum pixie cut.
The pop princess's longtime colorist Rick Henry spoke to PEOPLE about the process behind cutting off her long locks.
"She definitely felt like a strong powerful woman," he told the publication. "It is very scary for a woman to cut off her hair. And once you do, it is liberating. You feel amazing and powerful. It is almost like you've transformed into this sexy woman."
In 2018, Perry told PEOPLE that the drastic change in hair encouraged her to change up her makeup routine.
"The short hair obviously really puts your face at the forefront — there's nothing to hide behind!" she said. "I focus on clean, beautiful skin, and then a statement eye or a statement lip."
