Having read some of my Salon Secrets articles, (not that other one) Oliver rang me because he was interested and amused, and after quite a long conversation where I was quite blatently being probed for specific information - which of course I refused point blank to give - I began to feel distinctly uneasy and said so.

When I made the point to him that it would be showing the general public techs in a bad light, I was basically told that it "made good telly" and that representing us as professionals would not.

To be honest, I was not aware that anyone else had spoken with him until someone mentioned it and asked me to check out the posts on this thread, but obviously I had already reached the same conclusion as most - one to be avoided. Let them make fun of the several other professions they are filming. (I was told it was a sort of Alan Bennett "Talking Heads" scenario)

Thanks for alerting us Sue x

i totally agree with all not to do this, and would be unprofessional to do so.
ive seen on advert a programme which will be aired this monday 16th october at 11pm on Channel 5. its called TRUST ME, IM A BEAUTICIAN. the ad shows celebs doing beauty treatments. lets see how it portraits beauticians services.



Trust Me I'm a Beauty Therapist (Reality Show)
Time - 23:00 - 23:45 (45 minutes long)
When - Monday 16th October on five
New series in which eight celebrities train and work as hairdressers and beauty therapists. They're thrown in at the deep end with a 'back, sack and crack', and there is a series of hair disasters and a lesson in personal hygiene. Featuring glamour girl Michelle Marsh, rock queen Suzi Quatro, child prodigy Lauren Harries, sun journalist Sharon Marshall, ex-Hear'Say band member Danny Foster, comic Stan Boardman, actor John Alford and socialite Oscar Humphries, son of Barry Humphries.

I watched about 10mins of this show! was so boring! i didnt never know what it was about, i was channel hopping, but I watched someone filing a clients toe nails... all i can say is that it looked like he was hurting her!

i think a conspiracy of silence is the best approach on this one.
if we all stick together on this and keep our gobs shut it will be harder for them to make us as a profession look bad.

maybe they should go to jade goody and ask her for her own salon stories.
or maybe thats already been done, idont know coz i rarely see any tv.

i agree completley. unfortunatly there will always be someone who agrees and spills the beans for 15 minutes of "fame" but imo, its a sure fire way to lose your clients in one foul swoop. tact and confidentiality is a must in our profession i think xx