Residence London, UK Years active 1981–present Nationality British Employer Daniel Gavin | Ethnicity Italian Name Lino Carbosiero Occupation Hairdresser | |
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Full Name Raffaele Claudio Carbosiero Born 9 June 1964 (age 59) ( 1964-06-09 ) Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK | ||
David Cameron's hairdresser gets an MBE - and denies favouritism
Raffaele Claudio Carbosiero, MBE (born 9 June 1964) also known as "Lino" Carbosiero, is a British hair stylist of Italian origin, currently working at the famous Daniel Galvin hair salon in London. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to hairdressing. Carbosiero joins a select list of hairdressers and List of British Italians to be recognised with the award.
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Career
Carbosiero started his career in the early 1980s, serving his apprenticeship under Neville Tucker and Daniel Hersheson at their Neville Daniel salon in New Cavendish Street, London. By 1986, he had opened his own salon called GeraldLino with business partner, Gerald Monaghan in nearby Blandford Street.
In the years of salon ownership, Carbosiero forged a liaison with the 80s pop management team of Stock Aitken Waterman. Through the record company, he began to become notable in the music, television and fashion industries, working with artists such as Jason Donovan, who invited him to appear (as a dustman) in the video for his single When You Come Back To Me and Kylie Minogue, for whom he created the look on the cover of her debut album "Kylie".
In 1993 he began working at the Daniel Galvin salon and has since worked backstage on a variety of films, TV shows, concerts, and West End shows. He was the head stylist for all of the contestants who appeared on the first three series of X Factor and helped train Amanda Holden for her role in the BBC1 TV drama series about life in a hair salon, Cutting It.
In 2008, Lino became the personal hairdresser to the Right Honourable David Cameron MP and his wife Samantha, and has continued as such since Mr Cameron became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2010. This led both The Daily Mail and Independent newspapers to speculate in 2010 that Lino was responsible for changing the position of his side-parting for political reasons. Following renewed media interest in early 2014, Lino revealed that this style change was simply due to chance.
Lino has been the global spokesperson for Avon International's hair care range and Style Director for both Brylcreem and Laross Hair Extensions. He also launched his own range of hair extensions with Annabelle's Wigs.
Media work
Carbosiero previously had his own weekly hairdressing column in The Sun, a monthly column in EasyJet Magazine, and gave hairdressing tips and advice to Candis Magazine and Hello Magazine. He also works with Hilary Alexander on the monthly make over page for The Daily Telegraph.
He also featured in the successful Yummy Mummy Survival Guide Book by Liz Frazer, whilst the Kelly Osbourne book Fierce features a section of "Hair do's and Hair Don'ts" written by Lino. In 2008 Lino appeared in Britain's Missing Top Model on BBC Three whilst ITV's This Morning used him for a make-over slot on a segment called Bus Pass Beauty.