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Celebrity Scissorhands returns in aid of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Children in Need
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Renowned British hairdresser Lee Stafford returns to take the helm at the Celebrity Scissorhands Hair & Beauty Academy and attempt the impossible – to turn a team of stars into fully-fledged hair and beauty experts in just three short weeks.
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Amongst this year's celebrity trainees are: The Apprentice's Lucinda Ledgerwood, ex-EastEnders actress Shana Swash; R&B singer and MOBO nominee Jay Sean and Stedman Pearson from Eighties pop sensation Five Star.
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Also returning to Scissorhands is pop icon Steve Strange. This year Steve has a new role as the academy's Image Consultant.
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Whether clients require a new look for a wedding, job interview or hot date, from their hair, make-up and clothes, Steve will be able to offer a personalised package for any brave client.
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The celebrities will be working flat out, six days a week, nine hours a day, perfecting their techniques on willing members of the public.
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Clients will be asked to pay what they think their treatment is worth and can also be sponsored for their haircuts and treatments.
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All money donated to the Academy goes to ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Children in Need, whose mission is to positively change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.
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Presenter George Lamb (Make My Body Younger, Big Brothers Little Brother) is back to host the hour-long primetime show from inside the purpose-built state-of-the-art academy in Camden, London.
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The celebrity snippers will have their scissor skills put to the test in a spectacular grand finale where a panel of judges will decide which celebrity will be crowned Celebrity Scissorhands Hairdresser of the Year 2008.
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Which celebrity trainee will prove they are a cut about the rest? One thing is for sure, things will definitely get hairy within the walls of the Academy.
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Viewers can participate in Celebrity Scissorhands by applying online at the newly re-designed website - bbc.co.uk/scissorhands - for the chance to get an appointment.
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The full website presence, to be launched in conjunction with the transmission of the programme, will comprise trainee profiles, all the latest news, haircut gallery and videos.
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Celebrity Scissorhands, from Sunday 26 October 2008, on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Three
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