'I organised my mum's wardrobe while growing up and now I'm styling Fleur East for Saturday Night Takeaway'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAs a child growing up in Warrington, celebrity stylist Ryan Kay was into sports but his passion was for fashion. And today he has his own image consultancy and fashion styling business, based in Ancoats, which he grew during lockdown.
Ryan, 30, styles former The X Factor finalist Fleur East for Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and he has worked with Coronation Street stars Faye Brookes, Lucy Fallon and Katie McGlynn. READ MORE: BBC Apprentice star Amy Anzel unrecognisable as she shares staggering five stone weight loss He dressed Lucy and Katie, who played Bethany Platt and Sinead Osbourne in Corrie, for the Pride of Britain Awards in October and model Charlotte Dawson in a figure-hugging sequinned sheer gown with a thigh-high split for the ITV Palooza in November.
And he's been asked to style former Emmerdale actor and I'm a Celebrity winner Danny Miller for his wedding this year. "Most boys were playing tree houses but when I was growing up I was looking at Vogue and catalogues to see what clothes people were wearing," said Ryan. "That gave me such pleasure. "My mum and dad knew I was particular about what I was wearing and I tried on mum's shoes.
I organised mum's wardrobe and I had my hair spiked and tipped. "I played rugby but I was always obsessed with style and fashion, and I would draw silhouettes of outfits. "I was a typical lad but I wanted to be in the fashion realm. "My passion was in fashion." He added: "When S Club Juniors came out I wanted to wear their stuff so I would dress my friends and sister. "And I would re-enact Corrie." He describes himself as a 'Fairy Godmother' or 'Mary Poppins' figure while working backstage. "I always pull it out of the bag," he said. "I'm a very emotional person.
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