Kim's blonde hair inspired by Madonna

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian says her much talked about platinum hair colour was influenced by music icon Madonna.

"I've always had this image of Madonna with platinum hair in my references folder on my computer and I've been waiting a long time to try the look," Kim was quoted by peoplestylewatch.com as saying.

"I thought what better time than right now for Paris Fashion Week," she added.

But Kim maintains the hair change (by celebrity colourist Lorri Goddard) wasn't planned.

"It was a really last minute decision," she said.