Renee Olstead is back to blonde and looking better than ever! The Secret Life of the American Teenager star stepped out Jan. 8 at a party for GUESS and W Magazine, looking cute-yet-sassy in a little blue GUESS dress. Can you say Marilyn Monroe?

Secret Life returns with its final batch of new episodes in March, and Renee recently gave HollywoodLife.com her thoughts on the series coming to an end.

“I’m going to really miss filming with my Secret Life family,” Renee said. “But I promise this last season is going to be incredible. … I think the last few episodes are going to get pretty crazy. I know we’ve been waiting on a wedding for a really long time, so I feel like that could be in the works. Plus, Ben and Amy could make a resurgence. Who knows!”

As if all that wasn’t enough, Renee also has a new single dropping Jan. 17 titled “You’re Mine.”

What do YOU think of Renee’s latest look? Drop a comment and let us know!

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It’s been less than 24 hours since ABC Family announced that The Secret Life of the American Teenager will end after its current fifth season — new episodes begin airing in March — and star Renee Olstead is still in the mourning process. “I’m going to really miss filming with my Secret Life family,” Renee told me when she stopped by HollywoodLife.com on Oct. 10. “But I promise this last season is going to be incredible.”

Of course, I couldn’t let Renee go without trying to squeeze a spoiler (or two) out of her.

“I think the last few episodes are going to get pretty crazy,” Renee said. “I know we’ve been waiting on a wedding for a really long time, so I feel like that could be in the works. Plus, Ben and Amy could make a resurgence, who knows!”

Well, whatever the final batch of episodes holds for The Secret Life‘s alarmingly fertile crew, one thing’s for sure: We’ll be watching!

What do YOU hope to see in the final episodes of The Secret Life? Drop a comment with your wishes below, and be keep checking HollywoodLife.com for my full video interview with Renee going up later this week!

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On The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Madison (Renee Olstead) is learning the hard way that it doesn’t pay to be slutty. Lauren (Camille Winbush) and Amy (Shailene Woodley) still haven’t forgiven her for sleeping with Lauren’s boyfriend Jesse (Austin Stowell) — and it doesn’t look like they’re going to give in any time soon. ”It’s going to be a while before Amy and Lauren let her back in the friend circle,” Renee tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively.

“At her core, she’s still a follower,” Renee says of Madison. “By sleeping with her friend’s boyfriend, she was just trying to validate herself. I think she validates herself through other people, and that’s something she’s never strayed too far from. By nature, she’s someone who wants to get approval from other people.”

Renee says Madison will spend the rest of the season trying to earn back the girls’ trust, and her journey might just lead her down a whole new path.

“Anyone who lost their best friends would be jumping through hoops trying to get them back,” Renee says. “She doesn’t feel like she’s a part of them, and she’s realizing how hard it is to make it without her best friends. There’s going to be a lot of internal struggle for Madison.”

What do YOU think about the rift in Madison’s friendship with Amy and Lauren? Should they forgive her for sleeping with Jesse, or should her skanky ways get her exiled from the group forever? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below, and be sure to check out ABC Family’s Secret Life page for more show info.

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Renee Olstead couldn’t have looked any less like her Secret Life of the American Teenager character April 10 at NYLON‘s 13th anniversary celebration in Hollywood. She looked amazing in an Opening Ceremony dress, paired with a Comme de Garcon jacket and Jeffrey Campbell shoes — but it might surprise her fans to learn that Renee, who describes her personal style as “quirky,” has some very strong opinions when it comes to fashion’s place in our lives.

“I love fashion, and I love dressing up, but I don’t think it’s a necessity,” says Renee, who regularly blogs for The Huffington Post about issues affecting teens and young adults. “I think we need to remind people they aren’t their handbags. It doesn’t speak to what kind of person you are or what your values are. It’s fun to dress up and wear silly things that I think are amazing, but … it’s more important to understand our values in society without labels.”

That said, Renee has become kind of a pro at whipping up outfits and accessories that speak to her personal style.

“I just made this baseball hat I’m really excited about,” she tells us. “You know all those ‘Los Angeles Kings’ hats? I made one that says ‘Los Angeles Queens’ that I can wear when I go see all my drag friends.”

Pictures, please!