Loads goes into Ainsley Earhardt’s look on “Fox & Mates,” together with tons of make-up, pretend eyelashes, and hair extensions that fully change her look. On-set pictures inform the story of simply how a lot assist she will get within the hair division. “I take pleasure in make-up and having somebody who does my hair. What feminine would not?” Earhardt advised Elle in August 2018 whereas defending her Barbie-fied aesthetic. At a look, her hair could appear pure, however close-ups reveal incongruencies that give away how a lot she depends on extensions. 

One pic from July 2025 (under left) exhibits her hair parted and straightened. Whereas the remainder of her hair is dyed, the underside appears to be like unnatural otherwise. That part is badly blended, is a a lot brighter blond, and has a unique sheen that would nearly be described as “horse-like.” Even when Earhardt’s hair is curled, it is apparent that she has extensions. One other pic from July (under proper) exhibits that when once more the locks are a lot blonder close to the underside, and even the curls in that part have an inauthentic look.

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The Fox Information reporter’s use of hair extensions turns into much more evident once you evaluate her candid photographs to her on-screen presence. In December 2024, she dropped an Instagram carousel wrapping up the vacation season. Along with highlighting Earhardt’s age hole with fiance Sean Hannity, it confirmed how completely different her hair appears to be like au naturel. In a selfie with Hannity and the household, not solely did Earhardt’s hair look limper — which is comprehensible, provided that it was Christmas morning and he or she seemingly determined to skip doing her hair whereas hanging out at house — nevertheless it was additionally considerably shorter. Footage of Earhardt’s early days on Fox exhibits how completely different she appears to be like with out extensions.

In 2007, Ainsley Earhardt joined “Fox & Mates,” and never solely did she look completely different, however her position was additionally completely different. On the time, Earhardt was a correspondent who would pop on the present for fast segments. Clips from that period present how completely different her hair was then and the way a lot Earhardt has critically remodeled since. The budding TV persona opted for a extra pure look early in her profession and had not but absolutely embraced hair extensions. In a December 2007 look, her hair barely got here right down to her shoulders, however she was already sporting her signature facet half. Along with being shorter, it was a shade of blond that appeared nearer to her pure hair colour. One other clip from that very same month confirmed Earhardt with an analogous coiffure, however her bangs had been extra swept to the facet, and as soon as once more, she appeared far faraway from her future Barbie fashion. The next 12 months, Earhardt graduated from doing solely quick-hit segments. Her extension-less hair was on full show as she modeled a pair of earrings the present was selling and grabbed her blond locks whereas doing so.

Earhardt went on to change into a Fox Information darling, however she caught to her roots for years. An image from Could 2012 alongside fellow future hair extension-enthusiast Kimberly Guilfoyle highlighted her pure hair. Earhardt’s locks nonetheless got here down simply to her shoulders, and whereas not as voluminous as with extensions, that they had a more healthy glow.

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The following 12 months, Earhardt uploaded a candid Instagram selfie with future beau Sean Hannity, and her hair seemed even shorter than earlier than. Each seemed nearly unrecognizable in comparison with current day, as Hannity had not gone absolutely grey, and Earhardt was rocking a extra pure coiffure.