Inde Navarrette Clarifies Viral Blonde Look at Universal Studios: It Was a Wig Worn to Avoid Being Recognized, Only Her Brows Were Really Bleached
Inde Navarrette, who will play Rogue in Marvel's X-Men reboot, clarified in an interview with Entertainment Tonight in Los Angeles that the blonde look photographed at Universal Studios Hollywood was only a wig. According to Entertainment Tonight, speaking at the GQ Men of the Year event on the night of November 12, she said she wore the wig so she could visit Universal Studios with friends without being recognized, and that only her eyebrows were really bleached.
The story began with photos that circulated from around November 8. In them, the 25-year-old Navarrette wore platinum-blonde hair and bleached brows while posing beside an Optimus Prime statue at Universal Studios. As the photos spread on social media, many fans speculated that the new look was preparation for the role of Rogue, and some assumed she had actually dyed her hair blonde. An Entertainment Tonight Instagram carousel of the interview, posted on November 13, had drawn about 26,000 likes.
In the interview, Navarrette said: "100% a wig, laid very beautifully. But I do have bleached brows. That is really fun." Asked why she dressed that way, she said: "I wanted to go to Universal Studios with my friends, and I didn't want to be recognized, and so we laid a wig down." She added that she had thought it would be simple, until her companions suggested a photo with Optimus Prime, and she felt nobody would turn that picture down.
As for the question fans cared about most, Rogue's hair color, her answer was no. She said she could confirm that she does not believe Rogue is going to be blonde, adding, "Sorry." The remark directly ruled out linking the Universal Studios blonde look to her character's look in the new film.
Navarrette drew attention for the horror film Obsession. At Disney's D23 fan event in August, Marvel officially announced that she will play Rogue in the X-Men reboot directed by Jake Schreier, currently set for release on May 5, 2028. After her clarification, the origin of the Universal Studios photos is clear: it was a disguise for a day out with friends, not a leaked look from the new film.
Source: Entertainment Tonight
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Photo: 资料图：演员Inde Navarrette 2025年在多伦多国际电影节出席公开活动（Kevin Payravi摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons），已裁为精确16:9、人物头部完整，非环球影城现场画面。/ File photo: Actress Inde Navarrette at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (photo by Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons), cropped to exactly 16:9 with her head kept whole; not an image from Universal Studios.
