Lisa Armstrong has admitted she has to “pick her battles” with Strictly Come Dancing celebs and pros.
The make-up artist is responsible for coming up with unique looks for the dancers on each night of the show, in line with the dance they’re performing and what they’re trying to convey.
But things don’t always go smoothly in her line of work, as Lisa – ex-wife of Ant McPartlin – admitted to host Janette Manrara that the celebs often want their own say in their look.
Janette asked: “How involved do the pros and celebs get when it comes to their looks? Because they must have their own opinions, don’t they?”
Lisa responded: “Yes, they do, of course they do. And obviously because they’ve been running that routine for the whole week before we’ve even got a chance to see it, in their mind they’re thinking exactly how they want it to look, and their vision.
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“So sometimes when it’s big concept looks they come to us and say, ‘I was thinking this, could I have my makeup like this…?'”
But Lisa was quick to shut the idea down, explaining: “But it is actually our job to do that. So we do want them to feel comfortable, obviously we do take into consideration what they’re saying, and you kind of work together because you want them to be happy as well.
“But if we’ve got an exact concept that we’re really adamant we want, we say, ‘Can we just try this? Try it our way first, dress-run it first and let’s see how we feel.”
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Janette interjected: “It’s a lot of people to make happy!”
Lisa agreed: “Yeah, so you have to pick your battles!”
Hair stylist Lisa Davey added: “Through the week we’ll get the odd message, ‘Can I have this for my dance, can I have that?’ And I’m like, ‘Okay, we can try and make that work’, but we kind of have an idea and we always try and go with it.
“And generally – we’re right!” she insisted, as Lisa Armstrong heartily agreed.
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“You’re the experts,” Janette said.
Viewers of the show, however, were distracted by the in-depth conversation by Janette’s incredible dress.
The sparkly lilac number featured a single puff sleeve and frills at the hem, revealing her toned legs underneath the wide skirt.
One Twitter user penned: “Janette’s dress is gorgeous.”
“Janette’s dresses remain both baffling and amazing!” another agreed, while someone else posted: “Janette looking gorgeous again tonight.”
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6:45pm on BBC One.
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
