A south Essex hairdresser proved she was a cut above the rest by keeping her job on Channel 4 reality TV show The Salon.

And her boss Lee Stafford says Carina Harris, nicknamed Blondie, will be a hit on the programme despite seeming "as dozy as a brush".

The 18-year-old, who started her hairdressing career in her home town of Pitsea and now works at Staffords, in London Road, Leigh, is appearing on the Channel 4 programme broadcast each weekday.

It features the ups and downs of a salon in London run by bosses, including Adee Phelan, who works at Strangeways in Elm Road, Leigh. Lee said: "Carina is brilliant for the programme because she's got a great personality. She's seems to be as dozy as a brush, but she's really endearing and funny at the same time.

"She also looks great so I knew she would be great. It's fantastic for her and I think she will be a hit on the show."

The programme, which is running for nine weeks, is broadcast at 6pm and shows highlights of the preceding 24 hours with interviews with staff and customers.

Published Monday, January 20, 2003

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