Home and Away star Sophie Dillman shares hair transformation after exit from soap

"Freshen up."

Home and Away star Sophie Dillman has unveiled a striking new hair colour following her exit from the soap.

The actress who played Ziggy Astoni shared a few photos of herself sporting some new red-headed locks, calling it a "Friday freshen up" in the caption.

Dillman and actor Patrick O'Connor filmed their final scenes at Summer Bay in July/August last year, although their final scenes haven't actually aired yet.

A few weeks ago, Dillman opened up about her plans for 2023, stating: "My New Year's resolution is to find joy. I think next year I want to really focus on being happy, doing things that I love and doing things for myself.

"After working so hard for so many years, I want to focus on me for bit."

She said that she intends to carry on working in some capacity in 2023, but didn't elaborate on it further. She did say that her reasoning may seem "selfish", but she worked all through the pandemic and feels like she needs to recharge.

Dillman and O'Connor are engaged in real-life, and she recently opened up about how her role has prepared her for the possibility of having kids

."You know, Ziggy got everything — she got nausea, fatigue, mood swings, pain, Braxton Hicks, all that sort of stuff," she said.

"Going through all of that, especially with your real-life partner, actually brings up a lot of conversation that I don't think a lot of people would have unless they are literally carrying a fake pregnancy belly around. It is in a way.

"But at the same time, Ziggy and Dean are very different from Sophie and Paddy, so sort of going home and taking the bump off and all that sort of stuff means that it is very separated. It's actually been really fun."

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR. First-look screenings air at 6.30pm on 5STAR and the show also streams on My5.