title: Lee Stafford
text: # Lee Stafford
  
  Lee Stafford (born 17 October 1966) is an English celebrity hairdresser.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Stafford was born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, and is of Jewish ancestry on his mother's side. He opened his hair salon, The House That Hair Built, in 1984, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. He opened his second salon in Aughton, Sheffield in 1992 called Geezers. His career took off in 1997 when he won the title of Men's British Hairdresser of the Year. In 2000 he opened his second hair salon in Wardour Street, London, W1. In 2001 Stafford launched his own range of haircare products. In 2007 he appeared on the BBC television series Celebrity Scissorhands where he trained celebrities such as Tamara Beckwith and 1980s pop star Steve Strange to cut hair. The programme raised money for the BBC's charity Children in Need. On 6 November 2011, Stafford featured on the Secret Millionaire television series on Channel 4. Stafford is married to model and The Real Hustle star Jessica-Jane Clement. Stafford appeared on Pointless Celebrities in 2013 and again in February 2017 (broadcast dates). He is a father of three children, a son, Angel, born in 2014 and a daughter, Elvis Annie-Jane, born in 2016. He announced he was expecting a third child with his wife in September 2016 and their daughter Sugar Mae was born in April 2017.
  
  ## Awards list
  
  ### Won
  
  2006
  
  * The Dean Holmes National Hairdressing Federation Celebrity Hairdresser Of The Year
  * Hair Magazine Hairdresser Of The Year
  
  2004
  
  * Best British Hairdresser of 2004 – Fellowship of Hairdressers Awards
  
  2001
  
  * Influential Hairdresser – Creative HEAD magazine's Most Wanted Awards
  
  1997
  
  * Men's British Hairdresser of the Year 1997 – 1998
  
  ### Business Award List
  
  2009
  
  * BHBA Business & Website Innovation of the year
  
  2005
  
  * The BHBA Salon Design Award 2005 for Brighton salon
  
  2002
  
  * Growing Business of the Year Award 2002
  * Training and Development Award 2002
  * Investors in People Award 2002
  
  1999
  
  * British Manager of the Year 1999 – 2000 (1 of 6 nominees)
  * British Salon of the Year 1999 – 2000 (1 of 6 nominees)
  
  ### Salon's Award List
  
  2005
  
  * The BHBA Salon Design Award 2005 for my Brighton salon
  
  2002
  
  * Growing Business of the Year Award 2002
  * Training and Development Award 2002
  * Investors in People Award 2002
  
  1999
  
  * British Manager of the Year 1999 – 2000 (one of six nominees)
  * British Salon of the Year 1999 – 2000 (one of six nominees)
  