Blake Lively shows off new dark-hair as it’s confirmed she will star in film adaptation of ‘It Ends with Us’

Blake Lively will return to our screens for the first time in three years, and it looks like she is already getting into character. The 35-year-old actress debuted a new hair colour on her instagram story, blonde locks for a brunette look.

Lively’s new mysterious selfie comes after the announcement that she will star opposite Jane the Virgin star Justin Baldoni in the film Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel It Ends with Us. In the image,

Lively looks off into the distance but fans get a clear view of her new locks.

While there was no caption on the picture, Lively did add the song ‘Lily’ by The Smashing Pumpkins. This move seemingly confirms she will play the character of Lily.

The book sent BookTok, the book loving section of TikTok, into a frenzy and quickly became a sensation.

Colleen Hoover took to Instagram to express her excitement over the news, which was filmed outside of her childhood home, she thanked her mother who she said the book was "loosely inspired by," adding that her mom "got us out of a scary situation when I was little and brought us here to this house."

Hoover added: "Our Lily is going to be played by Blake Lively. Blake Lively, y’all. She’s my dream Lily."

Hoover also said: "When I first met Justin Baldoni, who is directing the film for It Ends with Us, I immediately wanted him to be Ryle. I just thought that he had what it takes to play that character. The good news is he’s gonna be Ryle. So we have our Ryle and our Lily.

She ended the video saying that Lively and Baldoni "have what it takes to bring these characters to life."