Sarah Hyland

Sarah Hyland

Sarah Hyland is having more fun being blonde

The 'Modern Family' star - who dyed her brunette locks golden in November last year - is particularly enjoying her new lighter hair colour and admitted she is having "a blast".

The actress showed off her do at the People's Choice Awards last night (07.01.15), which she teamed with a stunning, bejewelled Christian Siriano dress.

Sarah told E! News: "They say blondes have more fun and I'm definitely having a blast. I don't know, I've always wanted to be one."

The 24-year-old beauty - who secured a permanent protection order against her ex-boyfriend Matthew Prokop, from whom she split after five year of dating last year amid claims he assaulted her and threatened her life - insists that the change of style wasn't sparked by the dramatic end to her relationship.

Sarah previously revealed she had been planning to drastically change her image for a long time.

She explained: "This has been a transition that I've been planning for two years."