Lee Stafford | |
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Born | |
Education | The King John School |
Occupation | Hairdresser |
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Website | http://www.leestafford.com/ |
Lee Stafford (born 17 October 1966) is an English celebrity hairdresser.
Biography
Stafford was born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, and is of Jewish ancestry on his mother's side. He opened his hair salon, The House That Hair Built, in 1984, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.[1] He opened his second salon in Aughton, Sheffield in 1992 called Geezers. His career took off in 1997 when he won the title of Men's British Hairdresser of the Year. In 2000 he opened his second hair salon in Wardour Street, London, W1.[2] In 2001 Stafford launched his own range of haircare products. In 2007 he appeared on the BBC television series Celebrity Scissorhands where he trained celebrities such as Tamara Beckwith and 1980s pop star Steve Strange to cut hair. The programme raised money for the BBC's charity Children in Need. On 6 November 2011, Stafford featured on the Secret Millionaire television series on Channel 4. Stafford is married to model and The Real Hustle star Jessica-Jane Clement. Stafford appeared on Pointless Celebrities in 2013 and again in February 2017 (broadcast dates). He is a father of three children, a son, Angel, born in 2014 and a daughter, Elvis Annie-Jane, born in 2016.[3] He announced he was expecting a third child with his wife in September 2016 and their daughter Sugar Mae was born in April 2017.
Awards list
Won
2006
- The Dean Holmes National Hairdressing Federation Celebrity Hairdresser Of The Year
- Hair Magazine Hairdresser Of The Year
2004
- Best British Hairdresser of 2004 – Fellowship of Hairdressers Awards
2001
- Influential Hairdresser – Creative HEAD magazine's Most Wanted Awards
1997
Business Award List
2009
- BHBA Business & Website Innovation of the year
2005
- The BHBA Salon Design Award 2005 for Brighton salon
2002
- Growing Business of the Year Award 2002
- Training and Development Award 2002
- Investors in People Award 2002
1999
- British Manager of the Year 1999 – 2000 (1 of 6 nominees)
- British Salon of the Year 1999 – 2000 (1 of 6 nominees)
Salon's Award List
2005
- The BHBA Salon Design Award 2005 for my Brighton salon
2002
- Growing Business of the Year Award 2002
- Training and Development Award 2002
- Investors in People Award 2002
1999
- British Manager of the Year 1999 – 2000 (one of six nominees)
- British Salon of the Year 1999 – 2000 (one of six nominees)
References
- ↑ "Ten staff lose jobs as Staffords salon shuts". Echo.
- ↑ "Lee Stafford". Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
- ↑ "Lee Stafford on Twitter: Elvis Annie-Jane Stafford, born on 25th January 2016 at noon. 7.10lb Two very happy and proud parents". 25 January 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2017.