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Ninia Benjamin Wins Celebrity Scissorhands 2007
Posted by
Kate
Dated: November 16, 2007 11:52 AM
After three weeks of training - and some real hair horrors along the way - Ninia Benjamin was named the top dog of Celebrity Scissorhands 2007.
With Lee Stafford looking on rather like a proud parent, the stand-up comedian went up against Radio One's Aled Hayden Jones in a live stage show.
The pair had already had an hour to prepare their models, but in the remaining 20 minutes they completed their looks on the stage in front of a packed audience, including some of the biggest names in the hair industry.
While making the final touches to their models, the pair fended off questions from Lee and judges Beverly C, Errol Douglas, Richard Ward and Sasha, Toni and Anthony Mascolo.
The judges told Aled that they were impressed with his use of terminology - although not convinced he knew what it meant! - but choose Ninia as the winner because they admired the way she 'juzshed-up her really challenging cut'.
The Grand Final also featured a catwalk show where each of the Celebrity Scissorhands students paraded one of their creations.
After the show Lee Stafford's comment that 'Beverly C had told him that some of those cuts could have featured at Salon International', which was generous to say the least! However the show did demonstrate how far you can come with intensive training and - more importantly - raised an awful lot of money for Children in Need.
Check out some of the hair disasters in the Celebrity Scissorhands Gallery or watch clips from the grand final on the official site.
Tags: Anthony Mascolo , Beverly C , Celebrity Scissorhands , Errol Douglas , Richard Ward , Sasha Mascolo , Toni Mascolo
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Comments (1)
Posted by emil
Dated: November 16, 2007 4:16 PM
Celebrity Scissorhands..... the name says it all really doesn't it! I found myself addicted to this programme (but then again reality car crash programmes always get me hooked). Lee did a great job of motivating this bunch of 'celebs' and there have been some moments of positivity throughout the shows duration.... but surely we must take it for what it is.. a charity venture that allows celebrities to 'do their bit', whilst promoting themselves along the way.... hence no doubt....Steve Strange (stranger than strange) and the final piece of music on the catwalk show... will it be available on Itunes as a new remixed download soon?
Anyhow, I think this show has a certain amount of merit... mainly its charitable cause, and all credit to Lee and the celebs for doing it and making it so enjoyable (probably for all the wrong reasons) along the way.