NEW Big Brother housemate Farida Khalifa, 50, once applied henna to King Charles as part of her unlikely business.

The Asian make-up artist gives glam makeovers to girls from the traveller community for their blingy weddings and proms and documents the process for her 27k TikTok followers.

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Farida has previously opened up to The Sun about her work, explaining last year how she set up her business through The Princes’ Trust two decades ago, which is when she first met the then-Prince of Wales.  

She said: “I set up my business through The Princes’ Trust 22 years ago and even put henna on King Charles, when he was the Prince of Wales.

“I do travellers’ make up wherever they want me to.

“Sometimes we’ll be in a hotel, other times we’ll be in a car park or a campsite.”

Now she’s out to prove being an Asian woman in the UK doesn’t necessarily mean a life of oppression.

She said: “I’m very proud of who I am and I feel like Asian women and Asian culture is underrepresented on TV.

“A lot of people think that wearing a headscarf might stop you from having opportunities, whereas for me, it’s been completely the opposite.

“I embrace it with confidence and it’s actually given me lots of opportunities.

“I want to let people know that us Muslims, we really aren’t suppressed.

“I’m far from suppressed – I used to be a holiday rep!”