Friday 30 September 2005
by the staff of the
Consett & Stanley Advertiser
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Big Brother winner Anthony Hutton with staff from the Saks salon he re-opened on Sunday
WINNER of Big Brother Anthony Hutton launched the new look salon where he trained to be a hairdresser.
He opened Saks on Front Street, in Chester-le-Street, on Sunday, after its week-long £25,000 makeover.
The former postman, from Consett, was mobbed by young fans of the show. He agreed to be the guest of honour at the salon's re-launch as a favour to manager Kirstie Barrass, who trained him while he worked there.
She said: "He is a lovely lad. There must have been 100 kids under ten and he had time for all of them.
"He was only going to stay five or ten minutes but he was here almost two hours."
Anthony was joined by his mother Annette and grandmother Mary, who enjoyed a makeover.
Since leaving the Big Brother house, he has been made Ambassador for Young People in Derwentside and has agreed to switch on the Christmas lights in his home town.
