Michelle Stafford Shares Her Home Hair Color Fail

By Chris Eades Updated: July 30, 2021

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Soap star Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS; ex-Nina, GENERAL HOSPITAL) has a team of professionals to get her camera-ready, but sometimes like regular women, actresses like to do things themselves. Unfortunately, home salons don’t always produce the desired results as she showed in a recent Instagram post!

“Okay,” Stafford admitted, sharing a selfie showing her new hair color. “Well, sometimes I get it right and other times I get it wrong. Did my color myself… as you can see. This is a wrong time. This time (in the world) is just a little challenging with our very intense COVID protocols at work. Kids being out of school for summer (possibly the entire year ago, don’t get me started) and other ‘stuff.’ So I did my color myself. All of my amazing hair expert homies are here. I know, I know, guys. But I tried!”

Michelle Stafford hair color fail — Instagram

As you can see from the photo Stafford shared, the red color she attempted to create ended up looking a little more on the purple side. However, as BFF and former GH castmate Finola Hughes (Anna) declared: “It kinda works!” And plenty of other fans joined in the comments to express the same sentiment. (Still, we’re pretty sure the Y&R hair department will fix this so it won’t show up on screen!)

Of course, Stafford has always looked gorgeous no matter how she styles her hair or what shade of red or blonde it might be. Don’t believe us? Just check out the special gallery below to see some of her most beautiful looks!

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Stafford's hair was extra dark and extra long at the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas in 2013.
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For the 2013 premiere of the movie Oblivion, the actress opted for a casual look pulling back the sides and leaving some loose strands to frame her face.
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Stafford's red locks were feathered out away from her face at the 2005 Academy of Country Music Awards, all the better to see her smile... and those incredible earrings!
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At the 2004 Academy of Country Music Awards, she wore her hair in a tousled updo, leaving curly tendrils hanging loosely around her face and neck.
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A sleek side ponytail was the style for the 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
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For a 2007 Christmas charity event in Hollywood, Stafford pulled her back off her neck, leaving the sides to frame her face.
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At the 2008 Director's Guild of America LA premiere of Valkyrie, the actress showed off her fabulous bangs.
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In 2015, Stafford was starring on GH and wore her hair in a darker shade, leaving it in loose curls cascading down her shoulders at the ABC Winter Press Tour Party.
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Attending the 2012 Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Stafford wore her hair in a messily edgy bun.
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Pinning her gorgeous curls off to one side was the perfect look for the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards in Beverly Hills.
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At a 2010 Desi Geestman Foundation benefit, Stafford was showing off her shoulder-length bob!
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The easy curls framing Stafford's face at the 2016 Daytime Emmy Awards showed off the stunning highlights.
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In 2017, Stafford's hair was blonde and sleek for the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
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In 2001, Stafford's hair was cut into this flattering jaw-length bob.
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The actress' hair was much blonder by the time the 2018 Daytime Emmy Awards rolled around, and looked gorgeous swept over to one side on the red carpet!