I was kicked out of school, but now I'm showing my model behaviour

Stylist who was told he'd 'be nothing' now strutting his stuff on catwalk

- By DAMON WILKINSON

WHEN he stepped onto the runway at London Fashion Week Callum Walker had just one thought in mind.

He wished all the people who told him he would amount to nothing could have been sat in the front row.

Callum, from Blackley, north Manchester, was kicked out of mainstream school at 13 amid behavioural and mental health difficulties. He was transferred to a pupil referral unit and left education aged 16 with no qualifications. But he had a passion for hairdressing.

He took up an unpaid role at a friend's salon and worked his way up before completing a training programme with haircare company Wella.

Callum, now 24, then set up his own brand, Swarvella, eventually becoming the go-to stylist for travellers seeking extravagant and glamorous looks.