Split Ends with Andrew and Olga
A fresh cut on wellbeing.
Celebrity guests take to the salon chair to share their split ends with celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton and Comedian, Writer and Actor Olga Thompson @bigfatgreekmother.
A unique view from the salon chair - and a joyful take on storytelling, mental health and wellbeing.
Episodes
14 episodes
Happy Val-y! How they met their husbands.....
There's a lotta love on this couch!Andrew and Olga share the stories of how they met their husbands and some hilarious hits and misses served up by Cupid's Arrow.Happy Valentine's Split Enders! You are loved xx
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3:59
Milla Magee, Miss England - Going Far with CPR...and a giant sparkly crown and surfboard!
Complete with her crown, ahead of lining up to compete in Miss World, we've only gone and got Miss England and her luscious golden locks into the salon to talk surfing, taking a beauty pageant seriously and reaching young people when it comes t...
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28:06
Riona O' Connor: Festive Falalalas, Split Ends: The Musical ..."And now I love my fricking hair!"
In a beautifully warm festive wellbeing special, Riona O'Connor shares how her 80's- inspired Christmas tree made her weep for the nostalgia, talks candidly about her journey with ADHD and the part she plays in 'The Nightmare Before Chris...
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26:26
Little moments of joy and a BOLD pink hairdo! - Natalie Mizuik
In a very special episode filmed in the Split Ends salon ahead of the Pink Ribbon Foundation’s launch of the book BOLD, Andrew and Olga chat gratitude, pink hair and resilience with Natalie Mizuik. A mum of three young children from Wal...
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8:51
Millie Kendall - Anything BUT 'Just Ken!'
"Refreshing, honest and soooo damn funny! "Founder and CEO of the British Beauty Council, brand maker and brand leader, the Millie to the Ruby and the business woman championing the value of the beauty industry with integrity, passion a...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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30:09
Fiona Lambert - Invincible NOT Invisible!
"Live more, worry less!"Proving that she is indeed 'Invincible NOT Invisible ' as her brand new book would suggest, business woman and author Fiona Lambert gives some top tips to Andrew and Olga as she shares her 'hair story' - and a fe...
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22:52
Anna Cascarina - Whale tattoos and forever wardrobes
Stylist & author Anna Cascarina takes to the salon chair to go a bit prairie mum ahead of a gig with her daughter..and takes us on a journey packed full of top tips, transformation and tattoos! Having worked in fashion all her ...
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26:12
Nina Wadia - Holding out for a Hero
From a mother's guilt to a love of the 80s, this heroic episode shares how actor and comedian Nina Wadia OBE turned her son's shock diagnosis into an inspirational quest to find a cure for type 1 diabetes, whilst taking on a whole host of iconi...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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32:15
Little Princesses, giant wigs and an enormous charity chop!
Twirling into the salon, Royal Ballet ballerina and teacher Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani and her daughter Chloé took to the chair for nothing short of a mega-chop in aid of a great cause. As a passionate ambassador of the charity, Andrew ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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26:34
'10 years OLDER ...and a bit more!' - Nicky Hambleton-Jones
“Get your lippy on girl’” and hear the ‘hairstory’ and meaning behind the iconic red lipstick and strong glasses of stylist and fashion icon Nicky Hambleton-Jones.Partners in crime with Andrew from the hit TV makeover show, ‘10 ye...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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33:08
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby...Stop. Hammer-time!
Stop! Listen! It's Hammer-time. "Clean your face, nourish it and nourish yourself." Sharing her pearls and rubies of wisdom from the salon chair, world-famous make-up artist and beautician Ruby Hammer OBE refl...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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22:34
'Helenic' - Mum’s the word
We join big_fat_Greek mother’s mother, and meet Olga’s mum Helen Michael in her home salon. Andrew sets Helen’s hair in rollers as we hear the hilarious hairstories and affairs, parrots and perms of El Greco salon. Le...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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16:32
Mary Mandefield - Access All ARIAs
In an episode that explores the life and loves of 2x ARIA Award nominee Mary Mandefield, Olga and Andrew dig into the importance of self-expression, not settling for a job that makes you feel miserable and even get to trim up her secret t...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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20:09
Barnets and Bullying and the space in between
This Episode sets out the stories behind the Split Ends. Hear why celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton and comedian Olga Thompson joined forces to explore stories from the safety of the salon chair. An intimate window on the struggle...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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15:34