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Behind The Screens: Hollywood Hairstyling, Coordinating Intimacy, And Illustrating The Great British Bake Off

Connecticut Public Radio | By Chion Wolf

Published November 13, 2020 at 12:55 PM EST

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Amanda Blumenthal is the founder of Intimacy Professionals Association and the lead instructor of their intimacy coordinator training program.

Courtesy of Amanda Blumenthal

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Felicia Leatherwood is the personal hairstylist to Issa Rae and other actors and musicians. She’s also a public speaker advocating people to embrace their natural hair.

Courtesy of Felicia Leatherwood

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Tom Hovey has been the food illustrator for the Great British Bake Off since it began in 2010.

Courtesy of Tom Hovey

Join us as we go behind the scenes to meet people who make the shows you love really, really great. You’ll hear about the power and beauty of natural hair from the hair stylist for actress Issa Rae of HBO’s Insecure, and you’ll find out how the food illustrations are done for the Great British Bake Off. Plus, an intimacy coordinator talks about the ins and outs of filming sex scenes.

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Amanda Blumenthal is the founder of Intimacy Professionals Association and the lead instructor of their intimacy coordinator training program
Felicia Leatherwood is the personal hairstylist to Issa Rae and other actors and musicians. She’s also a public speaker advocating people to embrace their natural hair
Tom Hoveyhas been the food illustrator for the Great British Bake Off since it began in 2010

Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

Behind The Screens: Hollywood Hairstyling, Coordinating Intimacy, And Illustrating The Great British Bake Off

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