Celebrity hairdresser Nicky Clarke's 27-year-old girlfriend is the spitting image of his 21-year-old daughter

Nicky Clarke with girlfriend Kelly Simpkin, 27, at a party in his London home

It's always difficult when a child has to come to terms with a new woman in their father's life.
But in the case of Nicky Clarke's daughter Tellisa, she also had to accept that her father's new girlfriend is, at 27, just six years older than her.
And, as well as that, hairstylist Kelly is the spitting image of Nicky's 21-year-old daughter.

As he hosted a party in honour of hairdressing legend Leonard at his London home last night, Nicky, 51, posed for pictures with guests including the two blonde beauties in his life.
Nicky and Kelly - who has been labelled 'the new Kelly' because the hairdresser's previous girlfriend was Kelly Hoppen - met when Kelly took a job as junior stylist at one of Nicky's London salons.
But despite having been together for nearly a year, critics are still unsure whether the relationship will last.

Nicky Clarke with his 21-year-old daughter Tilly

A source said recently: 'Nicky has tremendous charm, confidence and is very good looking. So he has no problems attracting women.

'But he doesn’t seem to be able to stay in a relationship very long. I don’t know if he feels trapped or if he has a deep-seated need to satisfy his ego. But he definitely enjoys the chase of a new relationship.’
Before dating interior designer Hoppen, from whom he split in April last year, Nicky was married to Lesley Clarke - the mother of Tellisa and son Richard.
Despite having split more than ten years ago, Nicky and Lesley have never officially divorced, and Lesley now works as the managing director of the Nicky Clarke companies.

Nicky and ex-girlfriend Kelly Hoppen at a party