womans Aloud star Nicola Roberts<br />
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TAKING a chart break to tackle the process of reality TV judging certainly did Cheryl Cole no harm.<br />
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But it wasn't the outlook of following in her Girls Aloud bandmate's footsteps which attracted Nicola Roberts to become a mentor on new fashion contest Styled to Rock.<br />
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In fact the Runcorn singer admits it was the field of vision and passion of r'n'b bad girl Rihanna which made her sign up.<br />
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Although they'd only met once before at the beginning of both their music careers, Nicola says she was hot for the Bajan star, Who is executive producer and an area of the prize for the Sky Living series which started last night.<br />
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"I went to meet Rihanna so lousy explain the show to me, And i could see how excited she was to find a fresh undiscovered designer, states. "And to [url=https://www.zoominfo.com/c/charmdate/369016112]charmdate scam[/url] find someone who hadn't been noticed before was something that really appealed to me,<br />
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The two found common ground, also, In their shared unorthodox means of styling, don and doff stage.<br />
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"She follows London fashion closely and channels it, details Nicola. "She isn't a person that looks like she's been dressed. She has fun with your ex wife clothes.<br />
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"What you see on the outside is what are you doing inside and that's how I feel about clothes. Your clothes are an extension of your personality.<br />
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"We were on the final shoot until 6am and we referred to everything: About fingernails or toenails, Her body places to eat, your lover birthday. Just a girlie chat she was just lovely,<br />
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Styled to Rock sees 12 aspiring programmers (One of them a John Moores university graduate) Compete over 10 weeks to create outfits for a string of A list music artists reported to include Katy Perry, Tinchy Stryder and Nicola's acquaintance Cheryl.<br />
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The ultimate prize is the prospect to dress Rihanna for London's Wireless Festival.<br />
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Nicola is one of three mentors on the program, Joining hollywood favourite Henry Holland, The man behind the property of Holland label, And stylist Lysa Cooper whose client list purely boasts Rihanna but Paris Hilton for Guess, Beyonce, t. Diddy, Shakira since Jessica Simpson.<br />
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The 26 year old is a regular on the top rows of London Fashion Week and has her own Dainty Doll make up range, So she was flawlessly placed to offer advice.<br />
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even as she jokes that, ready Runcorn roots, She wasn't always at the really advanced of trends.<br />
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"I was always really fussy just what I wore, But everyone would just wear tracksuits growing up so I wasn't covered with trends or fashion choices, And also I had required, She evokes.<br />
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"It wasn't until I got into the band and started working with different stylists and then I was presented with different trends and techniques used in wearing things.<br />
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"I really liked doing shoots and seeing how things can interact with each other. My passion for fashion grew from there,<br />
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Knowing what it's like to be dressed by another to perform gave Nicola a unique perspective amongst the trio of mentors.<br />
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"I think designing stage wear is all about expertise an artist's individual needs, she says. "Everybody is vulnerable when on stage or on TV or doing an interview, And it's important they feel safe and as much like themselves as they can.<br />
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"The designer has to get into their mindset and help them make that happen. inside of the show, The designers had to keep in mind; They can't just create something which is going to impress us mentors because that means nothing if the client isn't comfortable,<br />
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Of course her co mentor Henry knows all about forcing collections which celebrities love. Nicola has been described as one of his high profile muses, Although he prefers to call her an determination.<br />
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Whatever their skilled professional connection, The two are clearly good pals and have been since a slightly prickly first encounter at one of his shows.