Background
Phelan was born in Ireland, moving to Birmingham, England as a youngster.
Phelan was born in Ireland, moving to Birmingham, England as a youngster.
In 1999, his stylist career officially kicked off as he graduated as Senior Stylist and began developing his cutting styles and techniques.
He has set up his chain of hairdressing salons and photography studios. Phelan left school aged 10 and was unable to read or write. Aged 15 he moved to Manchester, then Essex, where he opened up a hairdressing salon.
During his time in Essex he suffered from severe depression, drink, drugs and gambling problems.
Phelan"s career began at the age of 25, when he was taken under the wing of another hairdresser. In 2002, Phelan and Nicky Edgeley set up a hair salon, "Strangeways", in Leigh-on-Sea.
Phelan became noticed by top celebrities, who eventually became his clientele. This aided and completed contracts with Remington, Jerome Russell and the Conair Corporation.
Later, in 2005, Phelan launched an electrical range with Babyliss, called Adee&Paul, including thermo-ceramic pro straighterners and curling tongs.
While in West End, London, he launched one of the most innovative hair salons, Bloww. Throughout the years Phelan has also developed his own range of hair care products. However, his latest launch, 2011, saw the introduction of the new Hair Colour Remover range.
Phelan has recently developed a new chain of hair dressing salons, including a photography studio, called Adee Phelan.
Current location of these studios include The Cube in Birmingham, Covent Garden and Belgravia, both in London.