My husband could cut my hair but I’m last on his list
THE HAIRDRESSER
She might be one half of Scotland’s most famous hairdressing couple but Anne Ferguson still had to live with bad roots in lockdown.
In fact, Anne, who is married to Taylor, admits to not having touched her roots in four months.
“We were so busy at the salon trying to squeeze clients in and prepare to shut down, that I just didn’t have time to get my roots done,” said Anne, whose salon’s clients have included Billy Connolly, Lulu and Nigella Lawson. “Then, when we closed up the salon, I thought it would just be for a week or two so I didn’t bother taking any dye home.
“Never in a million years could I have imagined I wouldn’t set foot back into the salon until now.
“It didn’t bother me for the first few weeks, and after that it just kind of grew on me. I realised how hard it would be for our clients, so I thought it was only right to feel their pain and just leave it until the salon opened again. And, even then, we’re so busy for at least the first month, that it will be weeks longer before I can do something about it.
“The demand has been so high and we are limited in capacity with the two-metre rule that 9am til 6am isn’t going to cut it. So I started working back and booking in earlier appointments and later ones to extend the days.
“It’s looking like Taylor is going to be starting at 7am and not finishing til 8 or 9pm – but we will do what we need to do to keep everyone happy. People think having a husband who is a hairdresser means I can get my hair done whenever I want. But the truth is I’m always last on the list. Nobody is going to want me to sit in a chair at the end of a very long day, so I’d imagine it will be at least another month before I get any dye on. “To be honest, I’m going to change my colour – and I work on reception so
I’ll be in one of those visors anyway.
“It’s not bothering me too much so I’ll get round to it at some point.”