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Inside Big Brother’s Farida very unusual job as her past fame is revealed
BIG Brother star Farida Khalifa has showcased her job away from the house - and it's gone viral on TikTok
Farida from Wolverhampton has been glamming up traveller girls for seven years.
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Farida has previously opened up to The Sun about her work, explaining last year how she set up her business through The Princes’ Trust two decades ago, which is when she first met the then-Prince of Wales.
Over 16,000 TikTok users follow the hair and make-up artist as she shares top beauty tips and transformations from caravans across the country.
She said: "I set up my business through The Princes’ Trust 22 years ago and even put henna on King Charles, when he was the Prince of Wales.
''I do travellers’ make-up wherever they want me to.
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She added: “Their values are a lot like mine as I’m Indian. Our cultures have arranged marriages so they don’t have to explain themselves to me. Instead, they ask me to make them a curry in their caravans.”
Farida - who also boasts an - said gypsy weddings can be lavish, with posh cars, a horse and carriage and up to 30 bridesmaids who walk down the aisle.
“Once I went to Ireland and did 24 girls’ hair ups and four makeovers. I started at 6pm and finished at 9am the next morning,” she reveals. “The family paid £100 each per bridesmaid and £250 for the bride, and covered my travel and two night’s accommodation.”
According to the beauty expert, it’s not uncommon for travellers to spend over £1,000 just on hair and make up for her bridal party. Fake lashes and hair padding are included in the price.
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“Gypsies say the bigger their hair, the closer they are to God - big hair is everything,” she says. “They spend thousands and thousands on their weddings, so hair and make-up is just a dot in the ocean.”
Aside from her make-up career, Farida's TV past has also been revealed.
She has already made a prominent appearance on the box as she took part in an episode of Blankety Blank.
Farida has also been a contestant on Come Dine With Me in 2009.
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