Julianne Hough Rocks a Bold New Bald Look (for the Most Unexpected Reason)

When it comes to hair, the options are endless—from chopping off inches to adding extensions, going bold with a dramatic new color or just subtle highlights. But for Dancing with the Stars host Julianne Hough, her latest hair transformation was as bold as it gets: she went completely bald.

In an Instagram post shared Tuesday, October 28, Julianne, 37, debuted a shot of her smooth head. "Someone had to do it…. @derekhough 😜 #dwts," she captioned the post.

"My head’s cold," she added in the comments.

She shared a bit more context in an Instagram Story, writing, "If this doesn't make sense, read the caption, watch the show and know that it is my dream to shave my head with love and playfulness always," she wrote, adding, "Spread Joy."

Julianne also posted a shot of her surprised reaction to her new bald look on Facebook with the caption, "@derekhough wouldn’t shave his, so i did. #DWTS."

It's unclear whether Julianne truly shaved her head or if it's the magic of makeup. As for the reason behind the look though, the story unfolded during the October 28 Halloween episode of DWTS. Co-host Alfonso Ribeiro revealed that judge Derek Hough had won Sexiest 40 Year Old in People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2025 Reader’s Choice Poll.