Adrianne Curry Unrecognizable with Grey Hair!

She was the brunette beauty who, at age 20, took out the inaugural season of America’s Next Top Model in 2003.   

But Adrianne Curry, 42, looked almost unrecognisable in a recent social media post that showed her sporting grey hair.

Adrianne took to Instagram this week to share a then-and-now photo that showed her just after her 2003 Next Top Model win, next to a more recent shot.

The second image showed Adrianne’s previously dark brown locks had turned almost completely grey.

Captioning the image, Adrianne said that she was embracing her new look with: ‘Ageing Happens. I’m having a f***ing blast doing it, too!’

From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail’s new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 

The post elicited a flurry of comments from followers, with many praising the star for her approach to ageing.

‘Your hair looks beautiful, but your skin looks just the same. Doesn’t look like you’ve aged at all,’ one fan offered.

‘Actually your skin looks great and your hair is beautiful. I mean, it’s got silver streaks and that’s lovely.

The post was also picked up by the US Today show, which posted an article about Adrianne’s dramatic transformation.

Responding to the story, Adrianne shared a clip where she encouraged embracing ‘getting old’.

”I’m used to getting bad press, so this was pretty cool,’ she said of the article.

‘I think it’s high time we start normalising not dyeing our hair and not injecting botulism into our faces or fillers, and stop perpetuating that impossible beauty standard that we blame on men, which really is just women setting on each other.’

Continuing, Adrianne urged her fans to stop ‘competing’ with one another when it comes to looking youthful.      

Adrianne took to Instagram this week to share a then-and-now photo that showed her just after her 2003 Top Model win, next to a more recent shot

The second image showed Adrianne’s previously dark brown locks had turned almost completely grey

Adrianne’s transformation was picked up by the US Today show and Adrianne took to Instagram to respond

‘Let’s just get old, guys. It’s going to be fun. I promise you’ll be okay,’ she said.

‘You just get old and try to stay healthy and try to be happy,  And then stop trying to compete with each other and look like you’re 20 when you’re not. We can all see your hands, we know the truth. Let’s get old.’

Reiterating the sentiment in the caption, Adrianne added: ‘Let’s normalise ageing without dye, botox or fillers! We create the impossible beauty standards other women feel they have to live up to.’

This post also drew a slew of comments, with many fans, again, praising Adrianne on her views on ageing.

‘You’re freaking gorgeous now!! Both beautiful at 18 and at 42!! Ageing is such an honour,’ one fan wrote.

Another chimed in with a similar sentiment: ‘I admire you for taking the grey hair in strides. I’m 45 and not there yet. I can’t do it. To each their own though.’ 

A third said: ‘Ageing is such a privilege!!! Let’s all get old and embrace every phase as we age… we are all beautiful at all ages!’ 

Adrianne rose to stardom as the very first winner of America’s Next Top Model in 2003 and even met her now ex-husband, Christopher Knight, on the VH1 reality show, The Surreal Life.

‘I think it’s high time we start normalising not dyeing our hair and not injecting botulism into our faces or fillers, and stop perpetuating that impossible beauty standard that we blame on men, which really is just women setting on each other,’ she said.

Adrianne rose to stardom as the very first winner of America’s Next Top Model in 2003 and even met her now ex-husband, Christopher Knight, on the VH1 reality show, The Surreal Life

Despite catapulting to fame and modelling for the likes of Marie Claire and Ed Hardy, Adrianne ultimately decided to leave Hollywood after she found herself seriously considering a job for face fillers at age 32.

Despite catapulting to fame and modelling for the likes of Marie Claire and Ed Hardy, Adrianne ultimately decided to leave Hollywood after she found herself seriously considering a job for face fillers at age 32.

Now, Adrianne is enjoying a more peaceful existence in Montana that is worlds away from the life she once knew in Hollywood.

‘It’s like a complete reversal of where I used to be, and I feel richer than I ever was, and I have less than I ever did,’ she told People in July.

‘I want to die and leave this earth with people saying good things about me in terms of who I was to them, as opposed to accomplishments or how many Prada bags I have,’ she said.