ALL Saints wanted to make sure they were on form for their big gig at 02 Acadeny so they booked an appointment with top hairstylist Taylor Ferguson.

The girls were celebrating 25 years of being in the industry and some fans waited 20 years to catch them this time round.

Just two days beforehand Nicole Appleton had celebrated her 44th birthday with friends including TVs Kate Thornton.

Stylist Mags Boyd from the Bath Street Salon was on hand backstage to ensure the girls looked their best and it’s a tight squeeze in the wee dressing room.

I was backstage at O2 Academy when the late James Brown was getting his hair done and he was sitting there under a huge old fashioned style hair dryer – and that was only October 2006 just before he passed away.