Leighton Meester Debuts Red Mermaid Hair at SAG Awards as She’s Poised to Join Cast ofNobody Wants This

Mar. 15, 2025

Leighton Meesterhas gone auburn for spring!

The actress, 38, debuted her red hair transformation at the2025 SAG Awards, held at the Shine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 23. Her newly dyed locks were worn in a sweeping side part and curled into mermaid waves.

Styling-wise, Meester opted for a black-and-white cut-out strapless gown fromElie Saab, which she teamed with an elegant necktie and pearl earrings. Meanwhile, her husband of ten years,Adam Brody, 45, perfectly coordinated with his wife in a brown Prada suit and tie.

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The parents — who sharedaughter Arlo, 9, and a four-year-old sonwhose name they haven’t made public — enjoyed a rare date night at the event and laughed and joked with one another as they posed on the award ceremony’s red carpet.

Adam Brody and Leighton Meester attend the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.Monica Schipper/FilmMagic

Monica Schipper/FilmMagic

Leighton Meester at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

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The role will mark the latest time she and her real-life husband will share the screen, following 2023’s River Wild and Brody’s previous recurring role on her former ABC sitcomSingle Parents.

Adam Brody and Leighton Meester attend the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at.Emma McIntyre/WireImage

Emma McIntyre/WireImage

Meester joining the series is particularly fun giventhe red-hot chemistry between her husband and Bell onscreen— and their first kiss, which Brody, told PEOPLE back in Novemberwas described in the series' script as “the greatest of all time.'"

But Meester isn’t one for jealousy, she toldAccess Hollywoodshe thinks theirheadline-making kissin the series was “great” and she didn’t “mind.”

Brody also made sure to say that his wife, “taught” him all he knows. “She gets the good stuff. That’s not even like the A-material,” theO.C.star teased the outlet.

Meester’s transformation.Jon Kopaloff/WireImage; Neilson Barnard/Getty

Jon Kopaloff/WireImage; Neilson Barnard/Getty

While both Bell — who alsohosted the SAG Awards— and Brody were nominated on the evening for their critically acclaimed performances inNobody Wants This,they both went home empty-handed.

Brody lost out toOnly Murders in the Building’sMartin Shortfor best actor in a comedy series whileJean Smart took home the award for best actress in a comedy series forHacksover Bell.

source: people.com