Madeleine West doesnt look the same anymore The Neighbors star

Madeleine West doesn’t look the same anymore! The Neighbors star debuts a dramatic new look

Madeleine West doesn’t look the same anymore! The Neighbors star debuts a dramatic new look to celebrate the new year

Madeleine West has marked 2023 with a dramatic new look.

The formerly brunette Neighbors star surprised Instagram fans on Saturday by sharing a photo of herself with striking strawberry blonde locks.

‘2023! Stepping slowly out of the darkness into the light. Literally…” the 42-year-old actress quipped in her caption.

Madeleine West, 42, (pictured) has marked 2023 with a dramatic new look.  The formerly brunette Neighbors star surprised Instagram fans on Saturday by sharing a photo of herself with striking strawberry blonde locks

Madeleine West, 42, (pictured) has marked 2023 with a dramatic new look. The formerly brunette Neighbors star surprised Instagram fans on Saturday by sharing a photo of herself with striking strawberry blonde locks

Fans of the mother-of-six loved her new look, with one commenting, “Love you blonde!”

“Happy New Year to you and your family. You look fabulous,” wrote another.

Longtime fans will recall that Madeline sported blonde locks when she portrayed Dee Bliss and her evil double Andrea Somers in Neighbors.

Fans of the mother-of-six loved her new look, with one commenting: Madeleine is pictured with her new bleached hair

Fans of the mother-of-six loved her new look, with one commenting: “I love you blonde!” Madeleine is pictured on the left with brunette locks and on the right with her new bleached hair

Madeleine’s return to Blond could be a hint that she’ll be returning to a relaunched soap this year after the franchise was acquired by Amazon.

Filming for the new series begins earlier this year and will see stars such as Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson), Alan Fletcher (Dr. Karl Kennedy), Ryan Moloney (Toadfish) and Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy) reprise their starring roles Roll.

The full casting lineup has not yet been announced.

Madeleine has sported darker locks in recent years

Madeleine has sported darker locks in recent years

Madeleine's return to Blond could be a hint that she'll be returning to a relaunched soap this year after the franchise was acquired by Amazon.  In the picture:

Madeleine’s return to Blond could be a hint that she’ll be returning to a relaunched soap this year after the franchise was acquired by Amazon. PICTURED: ‘Neighbors’ Ryan Moloney as Toadie Madeline West as Dee Bliss

Filming for the new series begins earlier this year and will see stars such as Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson), Alan Fletcher (Dr. Karl Kennedy), Ryan Moloney (Toadfish) and Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy) reprise their starring roles Roll.  Pictured: Jackie Woodburne and Alan Fletcher

Filming for the new series begins earlier this year and will see stars such as Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson), Alan Fletcher (Dr. Karl Kennedy), Ryan Moloney (Toadfish) and Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy) reprise their starring roles Roll. Pictured: Jackie Woodburne and Alan Fletcher

In November, it was announced that Neighbors had been rescued just four months after the last episode aired in July.

The soap was canceled in March after 37 years on the air when British broadcaster Channel 5 withdrew as an international broadcast partner.

Madeleine, who recently started a career in politics, did not appear in the final episode.

Madeleine starred in Neighbors from 2000 to 2003 before returning to the series on and off between 2017 and 2020.

Madeleine starred in Neighbors from 2000 to 2003 before returning to the series on and off between 2017 and 2020.  Pictured: Neighbors' Ryan Moloney as Toadie Madeline West as Dee Bliss

Madeleine starred in Neighbors from 2000 to 2003 before returning to the series on and off between 2017 and 2020. Pictured: Neighbors’ Ryan Moloney as Toadie Madeline West as Dee Bliss