00:00It's raining outside and my hair is frizzy but it's just as well because I'm off to a silent hairdresser's.
00:07Yes, it's Sunday. I don't fancy chit-chat and actually at this hairdresser's you can ask for the silent treatment.
00:14Yeah, there's a silent room upstairs.
00:17So I'm very excited about trying it out because I don't know about you,
00:21but sometimes I like to just go and zone out when I'm at the hairdresser's
00:25rather than sitting chit-chatting about my holidays that I'm not going on
00:30or any gossip what Deirdre's doing down road.
00:33No, this is just totally silent.
00:35But let's see how it is. I'm not sure if it will be slightly awkward.
00:39Natasha Richardson set up Opal Hair as an all-inclusive salon
00:45for people from all different communities and all different backgrounds.
00:51As she herself has ADHD, she decided to set up the quiet room upstairs.
00:58A tranquil place that people who want to have the hair done in silence
01:04and if they want to have the mirror covered.
01:07No windows of people looking in.
01:09A place to privately fit wigs or talk about anything if they do want to talk.
01:16It's up to them whether they talk, they lead the conversation.
01:20She says the way it works is she just won't extend the conversation.
01:24She'll just be interested back.
01:27Obviously, I had a few interview questions, but other than that,
01:31I'd have the quiet room every time.
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