Barnsley lad proves a cut above as A-list hairdresser
20.05.12
SPELT out in crisp white lettering, above the doors of a hairdressing salon in London’s Covent Garden, is the name Andrew Barton.
It’s a sure sign of the success of the self-proclaimed working-class “grafter” from Barnsley, who started out at an apprentice in his local salon and worked his way to the top of the hyper-competitive world of hairdressing.
During the course of a star-studded career, Mr Barton has styled the hair of A-listers such as Tom Cruise and Juliette Lewis, as well as supermodels including Cindy Crawford and Elle Macpherson.
But despite getting his hands on such well-known scalps, he is still perhaps best known for being the celebrity hairdresser on the Channel Four programme “10 Years Younger.”
“I do have to pinch myself a lot”, said Mr Barton, who now splits his time between London and a villa in southern Spain.
“Little did I ever, ever, anticipate when I worked in Barnsley that one day I would have my own salon in Covent Garden.”
Source: Yorkshire Post