Do blondes have more fun? It’s a yawn-inducing question, but Allison Williams reckons she knows why everyone’s so interested in the answer.

The actor shot to fame as Marnie Michaels on HBO’s Girls and, for many fans, became indistinguishable from the uptight, self-obsessed, judgemental and, let’s remember, fictional, character.

So with the final series fast approaching its last episode, the Get Out star decided it was time to change up her look. Cue her visiting her hairdresser and asking for her brunette locks to be dyed a new bright blonde hue, which she unveiled two months ago on Instagram.

“Here it is IRL,” she said of her blonde shade. “Still getting used to it, but I dig it. Thank you @auracolorist and @rebekahforecast for helping me say goodbye to Marnie — and to @allure for the nudge!”

Allison Williams on the three things she learned when she dyed her hair blonde