Surprise for city hairdresser as Prue Leith pops into salon

An Edinburgh hairdresser has described her surprise after Dame Prue Leith stopped by to get her hair done ahead of a charity event in the city.

- by Diane King

Prue Leith with salon owner Craig Davidson

The Great British Bake Off judge and her husband John Playfair made the unexpected visit to the Craig Davidson Hair salon in Bruntsfield on Tuesday morning.

The couple live in Gloucestershire but were in Edinburgh to attend the Women of Achievement lunch at Archer's Hall.

They had been staying with a friend who recommended the salon to them.

Salon manager Ashley Wilson said when she took a call on Monday afternoon to book in Prue Leith, she had no idea it would be the culinary star.

"I took a phone call yesterday afternoon from somebody local who uses the salon, asking to book Prue Leith in," she explained.

"Obviously, we're not expecting it to be 'the' Prue Leith, so we just didn't think too much about.