Mum-of-22 Sue Radford debuts new look as she goes ‘back to the dark side’ & people say it shaves years off her age
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SHE'S been blonde for a good few months now. The mum-of-22 took to her Instagram page to tease fans about her upcoming transformation, as she shared a snap of herself in front of the salon mirror and wrote: "New hair colour pending!". The next snap showed 49-year-old Sue's epic makeover, as the family matriarch joked she'd gone "back to the dark side".
![[Woman at hair salon with daffodils and magazines; new hair color pending.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/b0c500a0-e69a-4994-a62f-b120937a43a4.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
She also added she "absolutely loved" the transformation, as she linked to hairdresser Carmen Edmonson's post. Carmen, who works from home and out of a Lancaster salon, explained that she'd used "nano bead hair extensions" to "create length and thickness".
![[Back view of light brown hair.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/www-instagram-com-p-dfd3ymlozzu-965460485.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
And she'd also used colours "2 and 4/8" to get the rich, chocolate hue in the hair. "Absolutely love it Carmen, thank you!" Sue commented on the picture. As fans were also quick to weigh in, with one telling Sue it "makes you look younger". Sue - who is naturally brunette - has been experimenting with longer locks in recent months, making a change from her previous signature bob.
![[Woman with long brown wavy hair.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/www-instagram-com-p-dfd3ymlozzu-965460488.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
She also went blonder than ever for daughter Millie's wedding last year. As she showed off the new look in September last year, people commented on the post to insist that being blonde "really suits" Sue. "Love your hair, colour and style," one wrote. "Really suits you!".
![[Woman's brown hair styled in loose waves.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/819a739a-3dcc-4cff-9213-ef2917be408a.jpg?strip=all&w=666)
While another added: "I love your hair Sue, it’s beautiful, huge change.". However, the toll that the lightened, lengthened look has had on Sue's locks was clear to see in the "before" snap shared by the hairdresser. With the extensions removed, Sue's hair was only just past shoulder length, and looked to be somewhat damaged from the apparent bleaching.
![[Sue and Noel Radford on a TV show.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sue-radford-noel-radford-this-962571645_022a39.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
