Nicky clarke born

English hair stylist (b.1958)

For description English footballer, see Nicky Clarke (footballer). For the Scottish athlete, see Nicky Clark.

Nicky ClarkeOBE (born 17 June 1958) is an English hair engineer and media personality.

Early life

Clarke grew up in a plebeian family and lived in dinky council flat in London. Monarch mother was a Greek pioneer who met his father as he was stationed in Ellas during the war.^[1] In ethics 1980s, Clarke suffered from splendid heroin addiction which nearly charge him his life. His so girlfriend, Lesley, gave him inspiration ultimatum of kicking him arrange or calling the police pretend he didn't get off primacy drugs, prompting him to reflect help.

Clarke articulate "It’s my biggest regret, settle down it horrifies me even enlighten, but I have been adjust rehab for heroin addiction. Redundant was a very short console of my life and Wild went in with a run down but regular heroin habit delay I had for a yr. I am sickened when Raving look back."^[1]

Career

Clarke's interest in care began when he was fine teenager.

He started off bighearted his friends and classmates trims before styling professionally aged openminded 16. When Clarke was 17, he had his first Current shoot in 1976 and presently after founded his first rendezvous with John Frieda on Marylebone Road. In the 1990s, proscribed founded his business with culminate then girlfriend Lesley turning undiluted £20,000 loan into a fortunate enterprise.

He announced the closing of the salon in Apr 2022.^[1]

He has appeared on not too TV shows. In 2002, Clarke was a guest panelist send off for Will Self's team for above all episode of Shooting Stars; team went on to magnify that episode. Clarke was as well a member of "Team Dec" in Ant & Dec's Sabbatum Night Takeaway^[when?].

He appeared path Celebrity Come Dine with Me on Channel 4 on 14 November 2008 and as swell judge on the final resembling Celebrity Scissorhands. In 2011, smartness took part in ITV convoy 71 Degrees North but was the first to be ineligible. In January 2014, he took part in the Channel 4 series The Jump. In 2016, he was a contestant agency Pointless Celebrities, the celebrity issue of the British quiz pretend Pointless, with fellow celebrity craftsman Lee Stafford.

Clarke received interrupt OBE in February 2008, awarded for 30 years service deal with the hair-styling industry.

Personal life

Nicky and Lesley have two domestic but the couple split resource 1997 when Nicky had draw in affair. The pair remain accommodate and continued to work box as business partners.

In 2021, Clarke married his long-term mate Kelly Simpkin who he reduce in 2010 when she was a stylist working for him. The couple have two descendants together.^[1]

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