Troubled star Amy Winehouse has shocked fans by chopping off her trademark beehive hairstyle. The Back To Black singer has had her hair cut into a short crop, and has swapped her formerly dark locks for a peroxide blonde hairdo.

The new style is reported to have been the work of her hairdresser Alex Foden, who lives in the same east London apartment block as Winehouse.

A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "She just said she felt like it. She'd thought about having a blonde beehive but decided on the shorter look."

A spokesperson for the star adds, "She wanted a new look for the New Year."

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