Has style deserted Nicky Clarke?

HAVING closed his flagship Mayfair salon after more than 30 years, Nicky Clarke appears not to have a care in the world.

Yet the hairdresser to the stars looked a far cry from his usual stylish self while visiting the shops in North London.

Wearing a dirty, black tracksuit, and sliders on his feet, Clarke, 63, was barely recognisable. ‘I only knew it was him because of his hair,’ remarks an onlooker, referring to his flowing blond locks.

Clarke’s clients included Princess Diana, the Duchess of York and Elizabeth Taylor, and his business empire was said to be worth £60 million.

However, I revealed in April that he had shut down his London salon, blaming the pandemic for killing the West End.

Last year, he wed fashion designer Kelly Simpkin, 40, (pictured above) with whom he has two young children.