There’s plenty to be excited about right now if you’re a Jennifer Love Hewitt fan — particularly the fact that she’s returning to one of her most beloved roles for the new I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel that’s set to hit the 2025 movie calendar in July. Ahead of the upcoming horror movie’s release, however, the actress debuted a new hair color, and it’s actually kind of scary that I almost didn’t recognize her.

Jennifer Love Hewitt took to Instagram on Mother’s Day to share some words from her book Inheriting Magic with others who might be without their mom for the holiday. As she read from “My Journey Through Grief, Joy, Celebration, and Making Every Day Magical,” I was taken aback not only by her compassion for her fans but by her transformed look, which you can see below:

Am I the only one having just a tad bit of trouble believing that’s even Jennifer Love Hewitt? Even though she rocks a lighter shade of brown these days on 9-1-1 — whose Season 8 finale is set to air on the 2025 TV schedule on May 15 — than she did back when she first became a horror movie “Final Girl” in 1997, I’ve never seen her cross this far into red.

When she debuted the look last week, she said it’s something she’s been wanting to do for a long time:

I have to say, the color — dubbed Sunset Lover by her hair stylist — looks fabulous, and her fans and celebrity friends alike were in full agreement, posting comments that included:

• Yessssss