Hairdressing in general hasn't been given the kudos it deserves. It's not recognised by enough people as a worthy craft.

I got a telegraph from my mother who said that my step-father had had a heart attack, come home and earn a living. So I went back to England and the only thing I knew to earn any cash was through hairdressing.

Hairdressing in general hasn't been given the kudos it deserves. It's not recognised by enough people as a worthy craft.

It's not recognized by enough people as a worthy craft.

There were so many pretty girls coming into the salon as clients, and others working in the salon. And I thought, 'Hmm. This is rather nice.'

When I was about 10 I ran away to see my father. He couldn't have cared less. He just took me back as soon as he could.

My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.