Lee Stafford

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Lee Stafford
Born (1966-10-17) 17 October 1966 (age 57)
Education The King John School
Occupation Hairdresser
Spouse
(m. 2013)
Children4
Website http://www.leestafford.com/

Lee Stafford (born 17 October 1966) is an English celebrity hairdresser.

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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.[ citation needed ] 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[ citation needed ] 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

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Business Award List

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Salon's Award List

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References

  1. "Ten staff lose jobs as Staffords salon shuts". Echo. 23 July 2010.
  2. "Lee Stafford". Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
  3. "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.