Haircuts have become the latest form of self-expression for football’s leading lights. I went up to Manchester to give him a trim and put it onto social media, and it went ‘boom’ after that.” “Around about three years ago, Pogba saw my Instagram and he got in touch with Kurt Zouma down here to ask if I was any good with a cut and colour because not a lot of places do that. I was doing that for about three years and obviously, putting these haircuts on my social media because when you cut hair, you always want to showcase what you do, and show off your skills. One day, I’m doing John Terry, one day I’m doing Gary Cahill or Cesc Fabregas, one day I’m doing Eden Hazard. Then, sort of when you look after them, giving them a good haircut, word of mouth spreads, so I got invited to the Chelsea training ground. “We’d have the Chelsea youngsters come through here because it’s kind of close to the training ground. Sometimes referred to as “Paul Pogba’s barber”, Alsanawi in fact got his big break working with Premier League footballers through Chelsea.
Now Alsanawi, 29, is one of the most famous barbers in Britain, boasting over 350,000 followers on his Instagram account.
After that, I decided to run my A Star Barbers. Next thing, I worked in a shop for two, three years, gaining a lot of customers. “, I started doing my brother, then my neighbour. You start practising on yourself (he tells us he started when he was 17 after working in a supermarket, which is relatively late in barber terms) and then develop your craft over time. “When I was younger, I used to go to the barber shop but I wasn’t quite happy with how my hair was looking, so I bought a clipper and started shaping myself up,” explains Alsanawi as he gives The Athletic a haircut in his shop in Chessington, Surrey.Īlsanawi’s entry to the world of barbering is a familiar one.
Ahmed Alsanawi may be his government name but certain Instagram users may know him better as A Star Barbers - barber to the Premier League elite.
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