Throwback pictures of Ainsley Earhardt on Fox Information present that she was overly keen on getting within the tanning mattress. For years, Earhardt has been recognized for having her make-up and every part else completely in place whereas on-air. “I take pleasure in make-up and having somebody who does my hair. What feminine would not?” she advised Elle in August 2018. A yr later, her basis was a number of shades darker to match the darkened pores and skin tone on the remainder of her physique. In a July 2019 Instagram snap alongside her “Fox & Pals” co-hosts, Earhardt rocked a pink costume with a excessive collar and a cut up neckline. What stood out probably the most was that Earhardt was so tan on the time that her pores and skin shade just about matched the pink ensemble.

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The next month, Earhardt’s faux tan solely intensified, as Instagram throwbacks from August 2019 present how overboard she went within the tanning sales space. She sported one other pink costume for one on-set pic during which her pores and skin appeared a number of tones too darkish, particularly when contrasted with how blond her hair was on the time. Images uploaded by the information anchor later that month painted a fair darker image, as she seemingly tripled down on the tanning. One put up confirmed Earhardt in a unique pink costume juxtaposed together with her extraordinarily blond hair and tanned pores and skin. 

Two pictures taken on August 28, 2019, have been probably the most alarming. In a single, Earhardt posed with Decide Jeanine Pirro, and each girls’s pores and skin hues have been overly darkish. Nonetheless, Earhardt’s orange pores and skin was by no means extra obvious than within the second snap; she was posing with Canine the Bounty Hunter, and her tan virtually matched that of the famously leather-skinned actuality star. Taking a look at newer pics, the transformation of Earhardt over time turns into obvious.

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A few years after Ainsley Earhardt went extremely darkish with the faux tanning, she considerably toned it down. She uploaded an Instagram picture alongside Kathie Lee Gifford in December 2021 that was taken on the “Fox & Pals” set. Each girls wore loads of make-up, which is pretty commonplace for on-air personalities, however Earhardt appeared a number of shades lighter than she did throughout her dark-tanning days. As talked about, the “Fox & Pals” host nonetheless wore ample make-up — in truth, it is uncommon to catch Earhardt with out make-up — however the pores and skin tone change was obvious by her fingers and legs.

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By Could 2023, Earhardt was nonetheless using the near-constant make-up look, however her pores and skin had a extra pure glow than her cheesy tan period. She reconnected with Decide Jeanine Pirro and uploaded an Instagram snap. In comparison with the 2019 picture, Earhardt had a a lot more healthy hue to her pores and skin — and so did Pirro, for that matter — as the ladies posed outdoors collectively. Earhardt sported a yellow costume with a inexperienced jacket, and this time round, there was no stark distinction between her outfit and her pores and skin shade.

Later, Earhardt confirmed off a fair lighter complexion, freed from faux-tanning, when she posed for an Instagram picture alongside Tarek El Moussa in April 2025. She wore a vivid purple pantsuit with an identical turtleneck, ending the look with a pair of nude excessive heels. As soon as once more, Earhardt employed make-up, however her pores and skin tone had a pure look that did not conflict with the brightly coloured ensemble.

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