Well thankfully the days when difficult hair types couldn't be catered for are at an end. Asian hair may often be straight and black, but it is also resilient, hard-wearing and quite flexible at length. There are hair products nowadays that can do the the most incredible things, be that subtle shades of hair colour to take away some of the very dark shades, or a range of hairdressing tools that can literally create any style. And once your hair gets used to falling a certain way you may find it trains itself, so with a bit of persistence and the right equipment you can carry off a style in any way.

Well, I've been lucky enough to cut hair for a number of people in the world of fashion, music, politics and entertainment, dating back to icons such as Princess Diana, to other leading ladies such as Joanna Lumley, the Duchess of York, through to people like Sophie Dahl and David Bowie. I think what hairdressing really does is to open you up to a celebrity world, and that's not necessarily to do with who's hair you cut. It's a glamorous business and I am very lucky to be in it.. I can't think how a kid who grew up in South East London would otherwise expect to have the world's famous footballer and his wife - the Beckhams - around for dinner, so it is a privilege to do what I do. But essentially we are all dealing with the simple matter of trying to make ourselves look nice, so it's always important to be grounded and to show integrity and respect. In any industry you meet people who have let the attention go to their heads, but that's something I have always tried to stay away from.

I think depends on the individual, to be honest, but for me a good hairstyle is one that makes the wearer feel content, excited, ambitious, rebellious.. basically however they want to feel.

I really don't know. I've always regarded myself as being incredibly lucky and not really very good at anything. I fell into hairdressing and was lucky to get a break with one of the true icons of British hairdresser in the form of Leonard. I guess I was in the right place at the right time, but have certainly worked hard for my success, and that's the key for anyone. But I've never regarded myself as having natural ability.. I suppose I have a craft, and am good at it, which is fair enough, but natural talent, no.

Hair is a fantastic thing that says so much about the wearer. It is really the one thing about us, as people, that lets each other know how we're feeling, what we're into, what our opinions are on certain matters, how much we respect convention, and so many other things. It is a huge form of expression which can be created or destroyed within a matter of minutes, and really everyone gives clues about themselves in the way their style (or don't style) their hair. It is fascinating.