Last updated 16:00, Wednesday, 23 July 2008

A CUT ABOVE: Sharon Thompson, right, with Fiona Rigg, who nominated her. Sharon was announced a runner-up at the Head & Shoulders Nation’s Favourite Hairdresser Award at the official ceremony in London

A KESWICK hairdresser has been named runner- up at the Nation’s Favourite Hairdresser awards. Sharon Thompson, from Jingles Hair Studio, Pack Horse Court, was nominated by her friend, Fiona Rigg.

The pair attended the ceremony at the Wella Hair Studio, in London, where Sharon was presented with an award, professional hairdressing scissors and a year’s supply of Head & Shoulders products.

Sharon, 37, from Borrowdale, said: “It was really exciting to be in London for the ceremony and to be named as a runner-up.

“Both me and Fiona went down on the train and were taken to a four-star hotel in Kensington.

“We were taken to the awards ceremony at the Wella Studio where I had to do a cut and blow dry before the awards were announced.”

Sharon, who has been hairdressing for 21 years, said: “I had absolutely no idea that I had been nominated; I was delighted it was Fiona who had put my name forward.

“I’ve been doing her hair, on and off, for the last 20 years.”

Emma Griffiths, celebrity judge and Head & Shoulders ambassador, explained: “The relationship between these stylists and their clients is just astonishing; some of them have known each other for years and formed such an obvious mutual bond.

“Sharon Thompson really stood out for her fantastic styling, dedication to the industry and the relationship she’s formed with her client over the years.”