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Tabatha Coffey Biography

Birth Name:Tabatha Coffey

Birth Place:Surfers Paradise, Australia

Profession Producer

Fast Facts

  • Named a fan favorite for her season of "Shear Genius"
  • After losing her mother to cancer in 2010, she began working with the Hackensack University Medical Center cutting wigs for children suffering from cancer which would later earn her a sponsorship with St․ Baldrick's Foundation
  • Born to a family of female hairdressers, she began working in a salon at 14-years-old
  • Quote: "I can honestly never remember a time not doing hair․ I was the quintessential kid, playing with and chopping off dolls' hair․ I would play with the hair of anyone who would let me․"
  • Quote: "To me, every client that walks out of the door looking and feeling beautiful is how I measure being good at what I do and to me that's what it's about․"
  • Quote: "If you are lucky enough to find your passion, it isn't work and is easy to stay motivated and inspired․ Creativity and inspiration come from within and if you do what you love, it's easy to stay focused and disciplined to achieve your goals․"
  • Published her first book in 2011, titled It's Not Really About the Hair: The Honest Truth About Life, Love and the Business of Beauty
  • Relocated to London to study hairdressing before eventually opening her first salon in Ridgewood, New Jersey
  • After gaining widespread recognition as a contestant on Bravo's reality competition series "Shear Genius", she would be given her own program by the network, "Tabatha Takes Over"