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KIM Kardashian’s hairdresser Chris Appleton has revealed the staggering amount he charges his clients – and fans are stunned. 

Chris, 42, has been a key part of 45-year-old Kim’s glam squad for more than a decade and is responsible for some of her most iconic looks. 

The stylist sat down with Jamie Laing for an episode of his Great Company podcast and the Made in Chelsea star wasted no time in putting him on the spot. 

Jamie, 37, asked: “Is it true you charge £100,000 for a haircut?”

Chris replied: “Oh god, I should never have said that. I got dragged for that. 

“Do you want to know the honest truth?”

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Jamie said: “Come on, it’s success! Yes.” 

Recalling being asked about his fee in a previous interview, Chris said: “It’s more. It’s £200,000. I said £100,000 because I was afraid of what… I was scared.”

Attempting to justify the eye-watering amount, he continued: “There’s so much that goes into it and there are plenty of times where I work for free or I don’t get paid that amount of money.

“Also, fifty percent tax, in America, and then your agent takes half and then your business manager takes five [percent]. So, the answer is yes and no.”

After the clip was shared on social media, fans in the comments were divided. 

One wrote: “I don’t get how much goes into it, that’s disgraceful.”

Another said: “That is just a ridiculous amount of money for a haircut.”

But others praised Chris, with someone saying: “He seems humble, grounded and a wonderful person. He’s done incredibly well.”

Kim previously told how Chris is more than a stylist to her and is one of her closest confidants. 

Presenting him with the Hair Artist of the Year award at the Fashion Los Angeles Awards in 2023, she said: “I can tell him all of my personal business and it will never get out. 

“We can party in Vegas all night long until three in the morning and get tattoos – not me  – like we did last night.”

DRAGONS Den star Steven Bartlett has banked a massive £10million from the sale of Huel.

Steven, 33, was one of the first investors in the meal replacement brand and first took a stake in 2017.

Now food giant Danone – which owns Activia and Actimel – has agreed to purchase Huel for £860m.

As a result, Steven – who hosts UK’s No1 podcast Diary Of A CEO, is laughing all the way to the bank.

A source said: “Steven really does have the Midas touch when it comes to investments.

“He was an early investor – and the biggest, earliest non-corporate investor in Huel.

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“It’s safe to say he has made more than £10 million with Huel over the years – which is a, frankly, enormous sum.

“But it just goes to show what a canny investor he is.

“Of course, not all investments on new companies work out – but Steven’s track record is fantastic.

“He believes in new businesses and entrepreneurs and, on this occasion, his acumen has delivered big.”

Steven isn’t the only celebrity that’s seen more than just gym gains from the brand.

In 2022, Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina backed the brand with a £20m fundraiser.

Broadcaster Jonathan Ross and TALA’s Grace Beverley also hopped on the trend and invested.

Since then, Huel expanded its range to nutrition bars, health drinks and ready meals.

Huel is just the latest investment of Steven’s to deliver.

Perfect Ted – the matcha company he invested in – has become the most successful Dragons Den pitch ever; after it was valued at more than £140 million late last year.

Today, matcha has taken over an entire floor of his London office building.

Bartlett is also the host of Diary Of A CEO, one of the biggest Podcasts in the world – and the UK and Europe’s No1.

Earlier this year, Steven announced he was engaged to long-term partner Melanie Lopes, a French-Portuguese wellness influencer.