Rylan Clark totally unrecognisable with natural look as fans beg for permanent change

Rylan Clark went back to his natural hair colour and ditched make-up, leaving his fans stunned.

The former X Factor star has become known for his jet-black locks since shooting to fame on the ITV singing competition back in 2012. He has gone on to have an impressive showbiz career, and became a reconisable face on TV. Rylan is known for his dark hair and beard as well as his dazzling white teeth and make-up.

However, the presenter decided to reveal his natural look to fans in a selfie. He looked totally different as he sported red hair, that was cut into a choppy fringe. Alongside the snap, Rylan said: “Stripped colour from my hair to give it a reset. For anyone wondering this is what I look like with no colour in and no make uppppp.”

The star was flooded with compliments as one said: “Oh wow. You look fabulous/younger with lighter hair. Really makes your eye colour pop as well. Let the beard colour grow out for the summer too.” Another added: “Crikey you look so different! You really suit this.” Someone else commented: “Wow, you look great, and so much younger, definitely keep it!”

Rylan’s celebrity pals also dished out their praise as Loose Women’s Ruth Langsford urged: “I LOVE this colour! Keep it.” Presenter Katie Piper simply said: “Youthful,” followed by a love heart eye emoji. Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison commented: “Still gorgeous.” Lizzie Cundy wrote: “Keep it ginge! Love you.” While Jedward teased: “It’s giving Troy Bolton from high school musical ya wild cat.”

The BBC Radio 2 host burst onto the scene with long, blonde hair on The X-Factor and previously revealed he is a natural red-head. Last year, he shared a snap of himself as he sported a lighter beard, writing: “I MIGHT try natural for a bit.” In the same thread, he posted a selfie while wearing a green hoodie, baseball cap and a noticeably lighter beard.

Staring confidently into the camera, Rylan had captioned the photo: “Beard shaved… Run out of colour… Ginger for a day.” He shared another pouting photo, writing: “Just call me ginger spice.” He once shared how he started dying his hair at the age of 14. He told The Sun: “I always struggled with how I looked growing up.

“At school I was the little fat ginger kid and used to get picked on. I was quite camp, so the gay thing played its part. I used to start dying my hair at 14.” The Gogglebox star said he went through a phase of taking botox and fillers “too far”. “Do I sit here and have any regrets? Yes we all have regrets. I would love nothing more than to grow my hair out, stop colouring it, not have to trim my beard…but I created a look that people recognise,” he said.