MEET THE ANGELS
Below the Angels at Pinewood Studio before they preview their appearance in Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew, and sitting in the front row at Got To Dance and meeting Davina McCall!!
My name is Deborah Kelly and I am the Tutor Principle of ‘The Angel Academy of Teaching and Training’.I would like to introduce you to my ‘Angels in Training’ and tell you a bit about what we do…
The Angel Academy was founded in 2003, but I was working with Students way before this. I organised and promoted over 50 Charity Therapy Days where a select number of my
students were chosen to give their time and treatments in return for a fee that would go to a registered charity. This attracted Celebrity Clientele many of which are
still friends of the School today.
In February 2010, I was approached by a SKY TV researcher regarding getting together a group of Students for a challenge. At that stage 2 of the original Students could
not be used due to timing and commitments. A trailer was recorded and we heard nothing, so my husband and I went on holiday. Sitting in the airport waiting for a flight
to Edinburgh for work a day later, I was contacted by Sky TV who then gave me a few days to find a ‘Beauty Street Crew’.
Sleepless nights followed as I tried to find students who would be prepared to spend 3 weeks married to this challenge!! After almost giving up and against my better
judgement of NOT taking part myself in the challenge, it came together. For the next 3 weeks our lives were completely turned around. We literally ate, slept and worked at
the Studios with the Street Crew ‘Diversity’, in order to be able to become professional ‘Street Dancers’ and perform live. The Students I chose for the best part had
known me for years and our relationship was strong. This is one of the reasons we got through it.
Without a doubt, this was one of the most consuming things we have ever done and we worked effortlessly often regardless of family commitments which at times was very tough.
Since this most fantastic opportunity, ‘The Angel’s’ have become a marketable commodity. We have appeared on ‘May The Best House Win’, met and treated ‘Frankie Boyle’ and ‘Chloe’
from TOWIE, I have danced to ‘Beyonce’s All The Single Ladies’ for a new Channel 4 series and my husband and I have been recorded for several Vox Pops. In addition to this, we
have been featured several times in ‘The Daily Mail’. Deborah and her angels have appeared on “The Wright Stuff” and Deborah has appeared on the Alan Titchmarsh Show where she has had
her garden designed!
Check Deborah’s StarNow Profile
We are hoping to be able to bring our talents into the mainstream and to work for TV, Films and Screen as well as being able to continue to help ‘The Angel Academy of
Teaching and Training’ flourish but to be committed in our vision to bring the highest standard of Beauty and Therapy training to new students.
Hence… ‘Ashleys Secret Street Crew’ with the Beauticians at ‘The Angel Academy of Teaching and Training’ was born. You can follow the Angels on Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew – The Beauticians – Facebook Page
Welcome to my ‘Angels In Training’
A. She purchased them about 9 years ago when The Spice Girls came into the Pop charts!Q. Sammi T, Nina B and Deborah J had extremely long eyelashes but were they real?
A. No, Sammi T wears strip eyelash extensions, Nina B wears individual lashes and Deborah J wears ClustersQ. What is the official uniform for ‘The Angel Academy of Teaching and Training’?
A. A pink T-shirt with a silver logo, white trousers and white flat shoesQ. What Training Certification can Students receive when they study courses?
A. They can choose from BABTAC, FHT and shortly will have a choice of studying separate units in Beauty or NVQ level 2 & 3Q. Why is Deborah Kelly so good at choreography?
A. She is a trained Dancer in Latin American and Ballroom Dancing and has studied Tap Dancing and BalletQ. Why did Ashley Banjo want the ‘Angels’ to ‘ Do it like Dudes’?
A. Ashley made the ‘Angels’ do a lot of their practice with no make-up and wanted to change them from being feminine in appearance to being very male
Q. How did Deborah choose her ‘Street Crew’?
A. Deborah spent a month organising a group where two of the chosen members could not make the commitment. She then had a few days to find two others in order for Sky to allow them to appear on ‘Ashley’s Secret Street Crew’.
Q. How much filming was done during the two weeks of training?
A. Deborah Kelly and her fellow students were followed everywhere for a two week period. The film crew came to training appointments with Deborah and the only place she was not filmed was in the toilet!!
