Charlie Miller (hairdresser)

For other people named Charles Miller, see Charles Miller (disambiguation).

Charlie Miller
OBE
Miller in 2016
Born
Charles Stewart Miller

(1944-09-10)10 September 1944
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died14 July 2025(2025-07-14) (aged 80)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Years active1965–2022
Spouse
Janet Spence
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(m. 1965)​
Children2
WebsiteOfficial website

Charles Stewart Miller OBE (10 September 1944 – 14 July 2025) was a Scottish celebrity hairdresser.

Life and career

Born in Edinburgh on 10 September 1944,[1][2] Miller began his training at Bob's Barber Shop, a barber shop in the city's West Port, at the age of 15.[3] In 1965, he established his own hairdressing business, which went on to open five salons across Edinburgh, employing more than 100 people.[4][5] His business, Charlie Miller Hairdressing Ltd, became known internationally, and during his career he cut the hair of many A-list celebrities, including actors Sean Connery and Leslie Nielsen, and fashion designer Donna Karan.[3] He was a friend of the businessman Tom Farmer, and in 2010, travelled to the North Pole to cut his hair in order to raise money for the charity Teenage Cancer Trust.[6] The company celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015.[7] As part of the celebrations, Anne, Princess Royal visited one of Miller's salons and presented him with a plaque.[8]

In late 2018, an offshoot brand of Charlie Miller Hairdressing called Charlie Miller Haircare was launched to offer products used by Miller's salons.[9]

In 2007, Miller worked with the Teenage Cancer Trust to supply professionally styled wigs to young people with cancer, and who had lost their own hair as a result of treatment. The wigs are styled by some of the UK's leading hairdressers.[10] The "Hair 4 U" initiative would later be operated by The Little Princess Trust.[3] For his services to hairdressing, Miller received an OBE in the 2012 New Year Honours,[4][11] becoming the first Scottish hairdresser to be recognised with such an honour.[3]

Awards and honours

Miller was a winner of the Scottish Hairdresser of the Year Award on three occasions, as well as the Avant-Garde Hairdresser of the Year. He was also twice nominated for British Hairdresser of the Year.[3] Miller also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from both The Guild of Hairdressers and the Fellowship for British Hairdressing, where he was declared Fellow of Distinction.[12] He was inducted into the Association Internationale Presse Professionnelle Coiffure Hall of Fame in 2022.[13] In addition, he judged a number of major hairdressing competitions, including the British Hairdressing Awards, L'Oréal Colour Trophy (both in the UK and internationally), Creative HEAD Magazine Most Wanted Awards, and Japanese, Dutch, and Norwegian Hairdresser of the Year.[3]

Personal life and death

Miller married Janet Spence in 1965, with whom he had two children.[1] They both followed him into the hairdressing business, and became Managing Directors of Charlie Miller Hairdressing.[14]

Miller was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2015, and spent the last three years of his life at the Queen's Manor Care Home in Edinburgh.[15] He died there on 14 July 2025, at the age of 80.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Charlie Miller obituary: entrepreneurial hair stylist to A-list". The Times. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Legendary Scots hairdresser to the stars passes away aged 80". Deadline News. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Brown, Angie (15 July 2025). "Hairdresser to the stars Charlie Miller dies aged 80". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Charlie miller awarded obe for services to hairdressing". Hairdressers Journal. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  5. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (28 October 2021). "New salon added to the Charlie Miller family". The Edinburgh Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Hairdresser heads for North Pole". BBC News. BBC. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Charlie miller celebrates 50 years in business". Hairdressers Journal. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  8. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (13 April 2017). "Royal visit to Charlie Miller". The Edinburgh Reporter. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Charlie Miller – Haircare". Amazing PR. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Cancer patients given style boost". BBC News. BBC. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Ronnie Corbett and Lorraine Kelly get New Year Honours". BBC News. BBC. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  12. ^ Kelly, Gary (24 May 2022). "Charlie Miller receives AIPP Legend Award". Estetica Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  13. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (15 July 2025). "Charlie Miller, OBE, 1945 – 2025". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  14. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (23 July 2025). "Charlie Miller celebrates 50 years in hairdressing". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  15. ^ Fergusson, Rachel (15 July 2025). "Scottish hair icon Charlie Miller dies after Alzheimer's battle". The Scotsman. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
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