Strictly’s Debbie McGee looks unrecognisable with new hair ahead of theatre debut

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Debbie McGee has traded in her signature white blonde hair for some ginger locks ahead of her performance in the show The House On Cold Hill.The Strictly star could be seen sporting a bright ginger bob in rehearsals for her new role as a quirky psychic.Debbie, 63, will be making her stage debut in The House On Cold Hill as “whacky medium” Annie, who matches her tresses with a bright orange jumper and colourful shawl.In a series of newly released photos, Debbie looks completely transformed with her vibrant hair and heavy eye makeup in order to portray the psychic.The performer could also be seen rocking a handmade turquoise necklace and knitted handbag to complete the look.Debbie’s character Annie runs a crystals shop in the play and is also a clairvoyant.

In an interview during Good Morning Britain, Debbie admitted that the character couldn’t be further away from her personality in real life.She said: “This is me not being me at all.

I'm playing a whacky medium, a redhead who wears Dr Martens.”Speaking about the play, she continued: “It's an incredible ghost story with lots of twists – the whole way through you really don't know where it's going.”The play is an adaptation of Peter James’ book about the Harcourt family, who move into a haunted house.However, Debbie herself appeared to be a skeptic, admitting on GMB that she wasn’t a “believer” in clairvoyance.She said: “I can't have lived with a magician for 38 years and believe in things like that.“So I'm really having to act,” she added in reference to her stage debut.Debbie rose to fame as the assistant of her magician husband of 28 years, Paul Daniels, who died of a brain tumour aged 77 in March 2016.In late 2017, Debbie went on to be a finalist in BBC show Strictly.