Celebrity Scissorhands

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Celebrity Scissorhands was a reality show that was part of the BBC's Children in Need charity campaign for 2006, in which celebrities attempted to cut people's hair to raise money for the campaign. It began airing on BBC Three on November 5; BBC One began airing it in late night on November 12; and it will run for two weeks, culminating on November 17, the annual Children in Need night, when it aired as part of the Children in Need telethon on BBC One. It was hosted by Alex Zane. It was produced by Endemol, and the format was similar to their previous production The Salon.

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The celebrities were trained by Lee Stafford, a leading hairdresser. The celebrities were trained at a hair and beauty academy set up at the BBC TV Centre in London which was opened to the public on November 4. BBC stars and ordinary people had makeovers performed at the academy. On November 17, celebrities who appeared at the Children in Need show were made up by a team made up of five Scissorhands celebrities. The team was picked in a vote by telephone and text messaging; it was made up of Steve Strange, Scott Mills, Darren Day, Michelle Dewberry and Ortis.