Sarah Paulson debuts darker roots and blonder highlights for her AHS season 10 character

Emmy winner Sarah Paulson debuted darker roots and blonder highlights after visiting balayage colorist Nancy Braun’s Beverly Hills salon on Thursday.

The Tampa-born 46-year-old had already shaved her eyebrows to better portray Linda Tripp under prosthetic make-up for FX’s American Crime Story: Impeachment.

But Sarah’s bizarre new hairdo had everything to do with her new mysterious character in the 10th season of FX’s American Horror Story.  

Makeover: Emmy winner Sarah Paulson debuted darker roots and blonder highlights after visiting balayage colorist Nancy Braun’s Beverly Hills salon on Thursday

Committed to her craft! The Tampa-born 46-year-old had already shaved her eyebrows to better portray Linda Tripp under prosthetic make-up for FX's American Crime Story: Impeachment

Committed to her craft! The Tampa-born 46-year-old had already shaved her eyebrows to better portray Linda Tripp under prosthetic make-up for FX’s American Crime Story: Impeachment

‘The character I’m playing this year on Horror Story has some issues, let’s just put it that way,’ Paulson told EW last week.

‘I have a hair color I’ve never had in life nor in the show. That’s what I can tell you. And I have a great name. I have a great name, which I can’t tell you.’

Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s next horror anthology will also star Kathy Bates, Macaulay Culkin, Evan Peters, Billie Lourd, Finn Wittrock, Adina Porter, Lily Rabe, Leslie Grossman, Angelica Ross, and Frances Conroy.

The Run actress made sure to protect herself and others from the coronavirus by wearing a N95 face mask. 

'She has some issues, let's just put it that way!' But Sarah's bizarre new hairdo had everything to do with her new mysterious character in the 10th season of FX's American Horror Story

‘She has some issues, let’s just put it that way!’ But Sarah’s bizarre new hairdo had everything to do with her new mysterious character in the 10th season of FX’s American Horror Story

Mermaids? Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's next horror anthology will also star Kathy Bates, Macaulay Culkin, Evan Peters, Billie Lourd, Finn Wittrock, Adina Porter, and more

Mermaids? Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s next horror anthology will also star Kathy Bates, Macaulay Culkin, Evan Peters, Billie Lourd, Finn Wittrock, Adina Porter, and more

Double duty! Paulson (pictured November 13) is now going back and forth between the AHS set and the ACS set where she plays the whistleblower who secretly recorded White House intern Monica Lewinsky confessing to her affair with President Bill Clinton in 1997

Double duty! Paulson (pictured November 13) is now going back and forth between the AHS set and the ACS set where she plays the whistleblower who secretly recorded White House intern Monica Lewinsky confessing to her affair with President Bill Clinton in 1997 

As of Thursday, there have been over 1.1M confirmed COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles leading to 18,658 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Sarah is now going back and forth between the AHS set and the ACS set where she plays the Defense Department whistleblower who secretly recorded White House intern Monica Lewinsky confessing to her affair with President Bill Clinton in 1997.

Based on disgraced author Jeffrey Toobin’s 2000 book A Vast Conspiracy, the show also features Beanie Feldstein, Billy Eichner, Clive Owen, Annaleigh Ashford, and Betty Gilpin.

For the titular role in Netflix’s Ratched, Paulson received a nomination for best actress in a drama TV series at the 78th Golden Globe Awards, which air February 28 on NBC. 

Airing February 28 on NBC! For the titular role in Netflix's Ratched, the Run actress received a nomination for best actress in a drama TV series at the 78th Golden Globe Awards

Airing February 28 on NBC! For the titular role in Netflix’s Ratched, the Run actress received a nomination for best actress in a drama TV series at the 78th Golden Globe Awards

'Bringing Mildred Ratched to the screen was a labor of love': Ratched also scored nods for best drama TV series and best supporting actress in a series, miniseries, or TV film for Cynthia Nixon - who played Gwendolyn Briggs

‘Bringing Mildred Ratched to the screen was a labor of love’: Ratched also scored nods for best drama TV series and best supporting actress in a series, miniseries, or TV film for Cynthia Nixon – who played Gwendolyn Briggs

The Mrs. America star faces heavy competition against The Crown’s Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin as well as Ozark’s Laura Linney and Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer.

Ratched also scored nods for best drama TV series and best supporting actress in a series, miniseries, or TV film for Cynthia Nixon – who played Gwendolyn Briggs.

‘Bringing Mildred Ratched to the screen was a labor of love,’ Sarah – who boasts 4.6M Instagram/Twitter followers – wrote last week.

‘I am thrilled for Cynthia, and am proud of our brilliant cast and tireless crew. Much love and gratitude to Mr. Ryan Murphy and to the HFPA for this honor.’