Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Odudu appears to be like 1,000,000 bucks because of an expensive beauty routine – and she even chopped her hair off with “garbage scissors” earlier than her dance flooring debutVideo LoadingVideo UnavailableThe video will auto-play soon8CancelPlay nowAJ Odudu cuts off her hair forward of first Strictly stay present “I seem like a troll!” exclaimed AJ Odudu after hacking at her hair, days earlier than her dance flooring debut on this yr’s Strictly Come Dancing when she underwent a drastic makeover. The TV presenter took to Instagram to put up a video the place she chops her ponytail off with “garbage scissors”. “Honeys I’m dwelling and play time is over for y’all,” she mentioned. “As the braid… goes!” She then sped up the video as she chopped on the braid, laughing because it took a number of goes with the scissors. AJ, who’s topping the Strictly leaderboard, then posted a video displaying her remaining hair piled up on the highest of her head as she joked: “I seem like a troll!” Big Brother’a Bit on the Side host AJ has beforehand opened up on the added strain she faces as a black girl in the case of her hair. She opted to put on field braids when she starred on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins in 2019 in an effort to shield her hair, however was left questioning if folks would recognise her. “I’ve skilled that when you say to somebody, ‘My hair’s carried out’, they go, ‘Oh! Really?’ It’s so irritating,” she informed Metro.
AJ laughed as she hacked at her braid with scissors
The star determined to go for a brand new look earlier than her Strictly debut
Do you get pleasure from studying about celebrities? Sign up for all the perfect celeb information from the Mirror right here . “It’s a difficult one as a result of I’ve at all times picked my battles and fortunately for me, I truly like carrying my hair in wigs and weaves and that may be a coiffure alternative that I gravitate in the direction of anyway, simply because I don’t need my stunning, pure hair to interrupt when it’s getting a lot product on it and being styled lots in such a brief house of time. She added: “I’m at all times fascinated about it, it’s bizarre. It is at all times in the back of my thoughts for positive, even when nobody explicitly says it.” When it involves beauty, AJ spares no expense in her glamorous routine. She informed HELLO! she is at all times cautious to take her make up off on the finish of the day and she double cleanses to ensure she’s eliminate any impurities in her pores and skin. “I prefer to experiment with skincare merchandise – at the moment my routine contains utilizing the Dermalogica Daily Superfoliant, £55, within the morning, adopted by the Herbivore Jasmine Green Tea Toner, £20, and Dr Jackson’s Everyday Oil, £35, as a moisturiser,” she revealed.
Multi-talented AJ is a professional private coach
AJ has been wowing us along with her routines alongside Kai Widdrington
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AJ continued: “When doing my very own make-up, I are likely to hold it easy for essentially the most half and keep on with my go-to merchandise. For my pores and skin, I exploit the MAC Prep+Prime, £23, as a base and in the intervening time I’m loving the Urban Decay Naked Stay Foundation, £31. “The Elf Cosmetics 16 Hour Camo Concealer in Rich Chocolate, £5, is ideal for underneath my eyes and protecting any blemishes. I at all times have the Laura Mercier Translucent Powder, £32, on the go, too – you simply can’t go incorrect with that one.” Her favoured merchandise on her pores and skin, hair and physique come to a whopping £470 a month – however given how beautiful AJ appears to be like, it is price each penny. When it involves her health secrets and techniques and how she will get her legs so extremely toned, AJ says her routine will be carried out at dwelling with primary chores retaining her in form. AJ, who’s a professional private coach and sports activities nutritionist, informed new! journal that hoovering her stairs “is a exercise in itself.”
She additionally defined she enjoys a mixture of skipping, boxing, yoga and HIIT (high-intensity interval coaching) to maintain her vitality ranges excessive AJ additionally spoke of the significance of relaxation and making certain you’ve gotten a wholesome relationship with any health exercise. “I feel it is particularly necessary to hearken to your physique,” she shared. “This means not overdoing it at some point and feeling stiff the subsequent. Also, ensuring you get pleasure from train is vital.” Last week, AJ and skilled associate Kai Widdrington blew viewers away with a complicated foxtrot to Amy Winehouse’s iconic hit, Tears Dry on Their Own. Speaking after their efficiency, AJ mentioned: “It’s so onerous making an attempt to include all my vitality, making an attempt to maintain it stylish, be silky easy, all of that, when I’m just a bit little bit of tough actually. It was very troublesome. She added: “I simply hope everybody loved it as a lot as I loved performing it. I truly had enjoyable ultimately.” * Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday evening on BBC One Do you’ve gotten a narrative to share? We need to hear all about it. Email us at [email protected]
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