What has Trevor Sorbie said about how long he has to live?...

TREVOR Sorbie is the genius behind some of the most iconic haircuts of all time, including Adam Ant and Bryan Ferry's hairdos.

Sadly he was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2019 and shared, in 2024, that his cancer diagnosis had become terminal.

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A heartbreaking diagnosis

Trevor revealed his bowel cancer diagnosis in October 2024, which he said led to a "little panic attack".

The celeb snipper, who is married to Carole, revealed on This Morning: "I lost a lot of blood one night and was unusually disturbed so went to hospital.

"They told me I had bowel cancer and I had a little panic attack.

"I looked at Carole and she looked at me, we were both speechless, didn't know what to say.

"So I went and had a big gin and tonic."

The tumour was removed but, sadly, returned despite there only be a 5 per cent chance of his cancer returning.

Eventually, the disease spread to his liver.

In November 2024, he shared on This Morning that he only had "weeks to live" but said he did not want to undergo chemotherapy.

Trevor previously told the Times: "Chemo might give me another month but I can't face any more of that poison.

"When I asked a nurse if I'd still be here at Christmas, she said, 'We don't know, Trevor'."

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Trevor's heroic work

Trevor is married to his third wife, Carole, who has vowed to support him through his cancer battle.

The couple met when Trevor was in his fifties and they run a charity that supplies wigs for people with cancer.

The charity, My New Hair, has been a passion project of Trevor's since 2009 and he said it is the part of his career that he is most proud of.

He told the Times: “I’ve cut wigs for women so far gone they can’t lift their heads.

"You have to radiate empathy … ‘I’m going to help you. I’m going to make you look good.’

"I’ve tried my best all my life to make women feel good about themselves.”

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Superstar hairdresser

Trevor was born on March 13, 1949, in Scotland, but moved to Essex when he was just 11-years-old.

He developed his love for styling people's hair when he worked in his father's barbers in Ilford.

The celebrity coiffeur opened his own barbers at the age of 20, in 1969, before becoming a stylist for Vidal Sassoon in 1972.

He was made artistic director of the company in 1973.

Trevor created the wedge haircut - a short, groundbreaking hairstyle that became trendy in nightclubs across the world.

Celebs began to flock to him for the latest en-vogue styles and his artistic creations earned him the British Hairdresser of the Year Award.

He would go on to win this prize three more times before being appointed an MBE in 2004.