Back to the bombshell! Nashville star Hayden Panettiere ditches faddy purple tips to embrace movie star golden waves

PUBLISHED: 16:37, 16 March 2013 | UPDATED: 19:04, 16 March 2013

She had been sporting whiter blonde hair, with faddy purple tips.

But when Hayden Panettiere emerged from her New York hotel for an appearance on Jimmy Fallon, she was crowned with gorgeous golden waves.

The Nashville star had chosen to have her locks hued a burnished blonde, and it suited her complexion wonderfully.

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Old school: Hayden Panettiere ditched her faddy purple tips for a golden hue that was fixed in waves for a TV appearance in New York

She also lost the purple, which was the height of fashion last year but fading fast, just like the dye.

Panettiere couldn’t compete with the elements on Thursday.

As the actress left her New York hotel and made her way to an awaiting car, she was struck by a huge gust of wind.

She wears it well: Hayden reverted to her favourite blonde hue caption here

Star turn: Hayden's tumbling curls almost upstaged her on the show

The blustery weather meant that the 23-year-old’s golden blonde locks were blown into the air, ruining her neatly plaited hairstyle.

Hayden was in fact unveiling a new makeover after having the tips of her tresses dyed purple.

Sadly for the Nashville star the humorous nature of her hair being blown all over the place managed to draw attention away from her new ‘do.

Hayden let out a gasp at one point, but appeared to be a good sport and was evidently supressing a laugh as she hopped into her vehicle.

Bad hair day: Hayden Panettiere was struck by a huge gust of wind as she left her hotel in New York on Thursday

She's no shrinking violet: The actress had been unveiling her new purple tipped locks when the weather ruined her plaited hairstyle

The Heroes alumna had gone for a sophisticated look for her day out, in a black coat and silver strappy sandals.

But no doubt she had been feeling the cold in the Big Apple as she decided to bare her slender legs.

Hayden recently travelled to New York from Los Angeles, where she was seen promoting Nashville, in which she plays rising star Juliette Barnes, at PaleyFest over the weekend.

She must be freezing: The Nashville star looked sophisticated in a black coat and silver sandals but despite the cold decided to bare her slender legs

Good sport: Hayden took a refreshing approach to her hairy situation and let out a giggle as she hopped into a car

She told Deadline earlier this year of her role: 'I love the fact that this character that Callie Khouri created is so multidimensional; there’s so many layers to her.

'But this was a big deal for me because I really wanted to break away from my character in Heroes.

'I’m so deeply blessed that I got to play that character, don’t get me wrong, but I knew after that character it would be an uphill battle for people to see me as anything besides the all-American cheerleader.'