CELEBRITY hairdresser Ricky Walters has gone viral after he playfully mocked This Morning’s hack for frizzy locks.
Ricky, hair stylist to the stars and Salon64 owner, shared a clip of him re-creating beauty presenter Sarah Jossel’s foil technique that she demonstrated on the ITV programme last week.
In a hilarious clip, Ricky attempts to tame his frizzy barnet by wrapping a piece of foil around a section of his hair and proceeds to pull it down the strands.
Unfortunately the hack didn’t work, but his fans were left in hysterics and took to social media to comment on his tongue-in-cheek post, which has received over 1 million views.
He captioned it: “Trying out This Morning new anti frizz hair hair hack by Sarah Jossel. Smashed it”
One follower joked: “Wow. A game changer,” with a laughing emoji.
A second quipped: “It’s a trick… they just want you to ALL be tinfoil heads.”
“Just use a DRYER SHEET. All caps so it stands out more,” this amused fan added.
Last week, Sarah showed viewers the quick method to help transform frizzy hair in seconds.
She told Alison Hammond: “It’s basically the metal charges takes the static out of your hair.
“It’s short-term and it’s quick but it totally removed any fuzzy frizz.”
Alison was left blown away and said: “That’s so clever.”
Ricky is the go-to celebrity hairdresser with an impressive list of clients on his books.
His own face is becoming increasingly familiar after appearances on Instagram alongside the likes of Nick Grimshaw, Laura Whitmore, Love Island‘s Eyal Booker and Iain Stirling.
Not only does his Soho salon double as a private members’ club but Ricky is also making waves on the high street having landed a contract with Debenhams to sell his own range of shampoo.
Radio icon Nick Grimshaw revealed his first visit to SALON64 changed his whole perspective on haircare and inspired him to book in for regular cuts.
He said: “It was a haircut that changed the trajectory of my life.”
While Love Island narrator Iain had a good giggle with Ricky as he tried to keep a straight face while recording his own cut, acknowledging he wasn’t as relaxed as Doctor Ranj, who is also a client.
Ricky’s journey to the top of the stylist pile in a trendy London district seemed a million miles away when he left school at 16 without qualifications.
He previously told us: “Although I had a great time at school I actually achieved very little.
“The shock of entering the real world at 16 with no qualifications partnered with my love of the idea of earning my own income was a wake-up call.
“I completed my training in a Mayfair hair salon first, and then moved to a likeminded competitor to start building a client base.
“So I was cutting hair within a five star London hotel, rubbing shoulders with plenty of people of influence and celebrities.”
He continued: “I decided to pitch to the clientele I had been building up over the last five years with the idea of investing in SALON64.
“A year later when turning 26 I was also turning the key into my own Soho salon.”
SALON64 is now six years old with a huge passion and community at its core.
He said: “Our latest innovation is CLUB64. A private members club side of the business founded by its members/ clients who simply loved hanging out in our space.
“I would love to see the 64 brand take over this industry with the same success it’s had in the hair industry.”
With Ricky’s drive and flair for innovation, it feels like it’s just a matter of time.
