Zooey Deschanel shocks her fans by posting a rare photo without her bangs: ‘Proof I have a forehead’

She has cultivated one of the most recognizable hairstyles in Hollywood over the past two decades.

But Zooey Deschanel threw her fans for a loop on Friday when she shared a mirror selfie to Instagram without her trademarks bangs.

‘For all the doubters…’ the 41-year-old actress captioned her photo before joking, ‘Proof I have a forehead.’ 

What a difference! Zooey Deschanel, 41, threw her fans for a loop on Friday whens he shared a mirror selfie to Instagram without her trademarks bangs

Zooey was dressed casually for her snap in a slim purple sweater.

The actress kept her phone easily accessible by wearing a strap attached her black case, which was decorated with pink roses. 

She had her hair parted down the middle as usual, though this time she didn’t have her usual fringe to disguise it.

Later, the New Girl star reposted the photo to her Insta Stories along with a meme comparing her with and without bangs. 

The classic look: Zooey is best known for sporting her dark brown bangs, a look she wore through most of her series New Girl (2011–2018); seen in February 2020

The classic look: Zooey is best known for sporting her dark brown bangs, a look she wore through most of her series New Girl (2011–2018); seen in February 2020

Unrecognizable: She reposted the photo to her Insta Stories with a meme comparing her to Clark Kent because of her shifting styles

Unrecognizable: She reposted the photo to her Insta Stories with a meme comparing her to Clark Kent because of her shifting styles

‘Seeing Zooey Deschanel without bangs and glasses, I finally get how nobody knew Clark Kent was Superman,’ joked the original user.

The actress was posted side-by-side in one photo with a black-and-white striped blouse, bangs and round plastic-frame glasses, while she looked glamorous with her dark locks swept to the side in a single-shoulder dress from a red carpet in the other image.

‘This photo reminded me of this meme…lol,’ Zooey joked.

Old school: Many of Zooey's early film performances didn't feature her iconic bangs, including her critically acclaimed drama All The Real Girls (2003)

Old school: Many of Zooey’s early film performances didn’t feature her iconic bangs, including her critically acclaimed drama All The Real Girls (2003)

Changes: She also doesn't have bangs in her modern Christmas classic Elf, and her standard brunette tresses were dyed blonde for the film

Changes: She also doesn’t have bangs in her modern Christmas classic Elf, and her standard brunette tresses were dyed blonde for the film

Zooey is best known for sporting bangs, possibly because of her seven-year run on Fox’s New Girl sitcom with the instantly identifiable look.

But in some of hear earliest films she didn’t display her soon-to-be standard like, like 1999’s Almost famous, 2003’s critically acclaimed drama All The Real Girls and the modern Christmas classic Elf from the same year.

The star has kept a low profile since the 2018 finale of her series New Girl, having only voiced a character in last year’s Trolls: World Tour and made a brief appearance in a Katy Perry video since then.

However, Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger, 42, revealed she had a new collaboration with the actress and singer late last month, though she didn’t spill any of the details about what it might be.

She put on her best pout for the camera while Zooey showed off a scrunched-up smile in a selfie. 

Collaboration: Zooey has kept a low profile since ending New Girl in 2018, but she and Nicole Scherzinger, 42, teased a project together late last month

Collaboration: Zooey has kept a low profile since ending New Girl in 2018, but she and Nicole Scherzinger, 42, teased a project together late last month

Dating game: She'll be returning to television with cohost Michael Bolton for an update on The Dating Game, retitled The Celebrity Dating Game

Dating game: She’ll be returning to television with cohost Michael Bolton for an update on The Dating Game, retitled The Celebrity Dating Game

Zooey’s also set to return to television in the near future to cohost an update on the classic show The Dating Game, this time renamed The Celebrity Dating Game.

She and fellow singer Michael Bolton will host the episodes, which will feature two celebrities picking from among three bachelors or bachelorettes who don’t know that they’re famous.

‘The celebrity identities will remain a mystery to their suitors, who are given clues via hilarious parody song performances by host Michael Bolton,’ read a statement from ABC.

The She & Him singer has been spending plenty of her free time with her boyfriend Jonathan Scott of Property Brothers fame.

The two hit it off almost instantly during an episode of Carpool Karaoke filmed with her sister Emily Deschanel and his brother Drew Scott in August 2019.

Loved-up couple: The She & Him singer has been spending plenty of her free time with her boyfriend Jonathan Scott of Property Brothers fame

Loved-up couple: The She & Him singer has been spending plenty of her free time with her boyfriend Jonathan Scott of Property Brothers fame