Ho, ho, ho… Merry Christmas! Welcome to episode 4 of Who You Don’t See which happens to be our Christmas special. If you’re newly discovering this podcast, we’re all about celebrating the people working ‎behind the stars.

Miles Jeffries has only been a hairstylist for 7 years but in that time he’s styled on several of Mariah’s world tours, a Vegas residency and been the stylist on her Christmas vacation. Not only does Miles work with the Queen of the holidays - but Kelly Osbourne, Tinashe and Oscar winning actress Angela Basset.

In our chat, we speak about shaking off the feeling of being star struck around A-listers, hear what a world tour with Mariah involves and learn how she deals with anyone not feeling festive on set.

Miles also opens up about the prejudices he faces as an African American - particularly working in the world of beauty - and how the industry has a long way to go. 

If you want to check out Miles’ work, along with backstage pics from world tours, you can find him @MilesJeffriesHair

To keep up with the latest Who You Don't See content, head to my Instagram: @meg_lawton

Thanks to:
Worth Mentioning for the podcast artwork
Hannah Domney for the headshot photography
Jay Lewn for the jingle bell enhanced music
And my Mum, just because

In our chat, we speak about getting into the industry, as well as the dramas of working on a shoot… from dealing with artists who haven’t turned up... to musicians who’ve broken sets and performers who’ve taken 7 hours to do an outfit change!

Carly also opens up about the pressures faced by female musicians to look a certain way and how that impacts her role as a director.

If you want to keep up with Carly's work, featuring a load of backstage pics, you can find her on Instagram: @carlycussen

To keep up with the latest Who You Don't See content, head to my Instagram: @meg_lawton

Thanks to:
Worth Mentioning for the podcast artwork
Hannah Domney for the headshot photography
Jay Lewn for the sweet, funky music
And my Mum, just because

As you’ll be able to tell from my giddiness, I really enjoyed catching up with Callum - hearing tales and tips from the world of photography, including the secret to taking a photo that works for all four members of Little Mix and learning why Sean Paul is the key to making people relax in front of a camera.

If you want to take a look at Callum’s backstage pics, he’s over at @callum_shots

And if you want to keep up with the latest Who You Don’t See news - I’m here: @meg_lawton

Thanks to:
Worth Mentioning for the podcast artwork
Hannah Domney for the headshot photography
Jay Lewn for the sweet, funky music
And my Mum, just because

In her 12 year career, Maria’s worked her magic on the Brit Award-winning artist Mabel, Vogue-cover star Jourdan Dunn and pop royalty Justin Bieber… and that’s just some of her well-known clients.
 
I so loved hearing Maria’s tips on how to work your way up in the make-up business and how to keep calm in tricky situations as well as getting the inside goss on what it’s like to work behind the scenes at a Victoria’s Secret fashion show.

If you want to keep up with Maria’s amazing work, which I suggest you do, you can find her on instagram: @official_maria_asadi

And if, for some reason, you want to find me, I’m over at: @meg_lawton

Thanks to:
Worth Mentioning for the podcast artwork
Hannah Domney for the headshot photography
Jay Lewn for the sweet, funky music
And my Mum, just because