We are huge fans of Freddie Harrel, the superstar influencer whose talents range from inspirational speaker to entrepreneur, as well as having bundles of charm, wit and infectious energy at her disposal.

Harrel’s signature style includes sharp tailoring, sporting niche brands and an injection of Parisian cool (she is French, after all). But she’s also known for her gloriously huge Afro, which she plumps up using hair extensions from her own brand, Big Hair No Care.

As not only a consumer in the black hair industry, but a business owner in it too, Harrel is extremely passionate about how underrepresented black women are in Britain’s high street stores.

Speaking to Stylist, she says: “A large percentage of women of colour feel like the high street doesn’t really cater to their needs, and the hair industry plays a huge part in the problem.

“High street salons all across the UK are still very dominated by images of white models, they don’t often know how to treat Afro hair and when they do they don’t really make it clear, it’s not really communicated well. And often they charge you a lot more.”

It’s 2019, why are hair salons refusing to cater for Afro hair?