Original title
10 Years Younger
Released
4/28/2004
Origin country
GB
Genre
Reality
Production companies
Maverick Television
Status
Cancelled
Number of seasons
6
Number of episodes
84
This cruel-to-be-kind show gives participants the unflinching truth about the way they look – much older than their real age. A team of experts sets out to make them look and feel more youthful, with an action plan which could include anything from chemical peels and nose surgery, to new teeth, new clothes and new hair. Then it's back on to the street again, to find out if the tricks of the trade really can make them look 10 Years Younger.
Everyone wants to look younger, but is it possible to look 10 years younger in just 10 days? Presenter and stylist Nicky Hambleton-Jones uses every trick in the book to make someone look dramatically younger. With the help of a different team of experts each episode, Nicky has just 10 days to tackle everything the ageing process has to offer, from crow's feet, dark circles under the eyes and a lacklustre grey looking complexion to bad teeth, lifeless hair and often a less than flattering wardrobe.
Presenter and stylist Nicky Hambleton-Jones transforms the bedraggled and drawn features of prison officer Bernie Sharp.
Teaching assistant Ronnie Donno already feels bad about the way she looks, but it's made worse when a poll of 100 people suggest she looks 49.
Former glamour model and air hostess Wendy Grace lost her good looks when she gave up the high life for a market stall in Christchurch.
Serial socialiser and budding nightclub entrepreneur Richard Power knows he looks old for his age. Will the team stop him drinking 35 pints a week and smoking 40 cigarettes a day?
Busy mum and part-time student Emma Singh has a taste for the bad things in life and it shows. Can she be transformed?
Night shift worker Sue Tomkins has lost her sparkle. Lank hair and sunken eyes are just the starting point for Nicky Hambleton-Jones and her team.
From a distance Kerry Fender seems frumpy, defeated and definitely middle-aged. But close up there are no wrinkles, thick hair and bright eyes.
Is it possible to look 10 years younger in just 10 days? Presenter and stylist Nicky Hambleton-Jones uses every trick in the book to achieve just that with Sue Chamberlain.
The second series of the show that tells you things even your best friend wouldn't. Stylist Nicky Hambleton-Jones has the answers on how to turn back the clock. Nervous volunteers brave the unforgiving public age survey before undergoing a radical make-over.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones takes on the challenge of Debbie Ashcroft, 46, a chain-smoking, sun-bed loving, serial hair dyer who looks 56.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones and team come to the rescue of 44-year-old band promoter Tony Goodwin.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones and team come to the rescue of 37-year-old pub landlord Paul Turner whose 20 years of 40 fags a day and an appetite for lager have taken their toll.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones and team come to the rescue of 49-year-old Debbie Rotchell, who smokes 15,000 cigarettes a year and loves to sunbathe.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones and team come to the rescue of 32-year-old Jayne Lowe who is a mother of three under-fives and feeling very unglamorous.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones and team come to the rescue of 32-year-old Jayne Lowe who is a mother of three under-fives and feeling very…
Presenter and stylist Nicky Hambleton-Jones and her team come to the rescue of 44-year-old Liz Okoye from Bournemouth as she seeks to drop a decade.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones and team come to the rescue of 45-year-old Welsh farmer Sharon Evans who is feeling very tired and neglected.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones and team come to the rescue of 42-year-old wife and mother Janice Holmes.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones revisits 34-year-old Sue Chamberlain who had the full make-over a year-ago, retracing her transformation and finding out whether she has kept herself in check.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones revisits 35-year-old Richard Power who had the treatment last year. Has Richard now realised that the secret to eternal youth isn't cigarettes and alcohol?
Nicky Hambleton-Jones and her time-fighting team catch up with prison worker Bernie Sharp from a previous series, to see if she's kept up her grooming regime or reverted to her bad old ways.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones is on hand to help 30-year-old Crewe mum-of-two, Angela Small, who has piled on the pounds as well as the years.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones and team come to the rescue of 44-year-old band promoter Tony Goodwin to try to repair the damage that his rock 'n' roll lifestyle has caused.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones comes to the rescue of London flower-seller Lynette Barron, who knows how to have a good time, but not when to stop, leaving her looking more ravaged than rosy.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones revisits Kerry Fender to see if the radical makeover she had on the show in a previous series has stuck, or if the 35-year-old mother-of-two has gone back to her bad old ways.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones revisits 45-year-old Sue Tomkins, who, before appearing on the show, was looking 54.
The third series of the show that seeks to hold back the years. With a brand new format, exciting new strands and the jaw-dropping transformations that have made this show a hit, Nicky Hambleton-Jones continues with her quest to reverse the effects of ageing.
Jeni Ingram is a self-confessed wreck whose diet consists of nicotine and coffee. Can Nicky Hambleton-Jones take the years off Jeni before it's too late?
This is an eye-watering transformation and includes a procedure featured in the show for the first time: a full facelift and Jackie Ralph is the lucky recipient.
34-year-old Laura Hammond receives the services of Nicky Hambleton-Jones and her age-busting team.
This episode is a potential life saver for 48-year-old Eileen Breading who has been toasting herself on a sunbed for many years without the use of any sun protection cream.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones and her team of age-busting experts come to the rescue of 38-year-old Gill Collyer.
Nicky and the team come to the rescue of 47-year-old Carole Ward who feels very unglamorous.
When an elderly couple asked her how many grandchildren she had, 37-year-old Siobhan Wirdman knew she had to take drastic action. Can Nicky Hambleton-Jones and her age-busting gurus help?
Nicky Hambleton-Jones and her team breathe new life into 41-year-old Shirley Maddison whose lack of confidence stems from her poor self image.
Can the team pull off their biggest challenge to date and make Nerys McGarry who has lost 8 stone 21 years younger?
Nicky Hambleton-Jones and her team take on the challenge of Lorraine Harvey from Tunbridge Wells.
Can Nicky Hambleton-Jones and her illustrious team of experts turn back time for 41-year-old Jayne English who went from a size 22 to a size 10 in just 18 months?
Nicky Hambleton-Jones and her team work their magic on 48-year-old Viv Thomas, whose penchant for sunbathing, drinking and smoking have left their mark.
Tough-talking Nicky Hambleton-Jones returns to preside over the rejuvenation A-team: cosmetic surgeon Jan Stanek, cosmetic dentist Surinder Hundle, hair stylist Andrew Barton and make-up artist Ruby Hammer.
Dr Sarah Widd lost eight stone while training for the London marathon but was left with baggy, saggy skin and deep wrinkles. Can the the 10 Years Younger treatment help her?
Jackie Robinson's novel beauty regime of bleach on her hands, body hair remover on her face and household cleaner to brush her teeth has left her looking 11 years older than she is. Can the team help?
Thanks to a 20-a-day smoking habit, 52-year-old Pandora looks old beyond her years. Can Nicky and the team unleash a younger-looking, happier and more confident Pandora?
Angela Mattock, a 42-year-old granny, had a shockingly early menopause at 27, and cigarettes, sunbathing and 20 cups of coffee a day have aged her. Can the 10 Years Younger team help Angela?
Bev Hawkins is the same age as Madonna, but unlike the Material Girl, she can't get away dressing like a woman half her age. Can the 10 Years Younger team help Bev reinvent herself?
Jeanette Quinn has paid the price for a party animal life. Years of party vices left this 39-year-old mum looking 50, according to bargain hunters at an antique fair. Can the team roll back the years?
Fifty-year-old Terri Wardner is horrified when 100 passengers on a cruise ship guess she is 64 years old. Nicky and the team teach Terri how to grow old gracefully.
Years of sun worship have left Cathy Fisher with a thinning, baggy and mottled complexion. Can Nicky Hambleton-Jones and the team help Cathy turn back those tell-tale hands of time?
DJ and music entrepreneur Simon seems to take his style cues from the Bible, even if his lifestyle is less than godly. Nicky introduces Simon to his new commandments: groom, shave and dress better.
Janice Despard, who's 45, has been worshipping the sun and sunbeds for as long as she can remember. It's left her looking 55. The team show her how to look sun-kissed without kissing her skin goodbye.
Swim instructor Louise Chambers spends six days a week immersed in chlorine, which is no good for her skin or hair. The team help her roll back the years and show her chemicals that can help her skin.
Ruth Howard reached 19.5 stone after her second pregnancy. Weight loss surgery reduced that by nine and a half stone but left her with folds of unsightly skin. Can the 10 Years Younger team help her?
Childminder Julie Davis from Worthing in Sussex is more likely to hide in grey, frumpy clothes than shake her stuff on the beach. Can Nicky Hambleton-Jones and the team give Julie some wow factor 30?
After having a gastric band fitted, Salena Newport lost 12 stone but was left with unsightly excess skin that makes her feel unattractive. Can the 10 Years Younger team help her roll back the years?
Liz Tewnion is obsessed by her neck, according to her husband. Taking steroids for a liver disease has left her skin puffy and wrinkled. And her wardrobe is making her invisible. Can the team help?
Linda Strallen is the dress size many women would diet for: a size eight. But she hides her petite figure in boys' clothes. Nicky and the team give Linda a complete appearance overhaul.
The 10 Years Younger team catch up with Jeni Ingram, who went from drab to diva. Two years on is Jeni still looking as good?
Nicky Hambleton-Jones catches up on one of her favourite and most incredible transformations. Two years on is Nerys McGarry still looking as fabulous?
Nicky Hambleton-Jones revisits singleton Pandora Ankers, who she transformed from drab to fab.
Armed with top tips on beauty, fashion and cosmetic surgery, Nicky Hambleton-Jones and her expert team attempt to roll back the years for women who feel they're old before their time.
Ex-Navy career girl Amanda is now a full time mother of five and despite this, still has a svelte figure that many women would give their right arm for. But drinking super sugary tea, a 20-a-day rollie habit, home hair dye and a penchant for charity bargain bin clothing have left this would be yummy mummy more slummy mummy. However, help is at hand from our team of experts ready to nip, tuck, laser, slice and style back the years. From a new nose and chemical peel, to pearly whites and glowing skin, Amanda gets a makeover like no other. All that is left is a little laser eye surgery so that she can really see the amazing results. Poll Age (before makeover): 46Poll Age (after makeover): 35Real Age: 38
Care worker Dee is desperately in need of the 10 Years Younger treatment. Thirty-five years of smoking 20 cigarettes a day have resulted in gum disease so severe most of her teeth dropped out, and the rest had to be pulled. Ten years of wearing ill-fitting dentures have shattered her confidence and the once glamorous Dee, who used to buy a new party frock every week, subsided into a look that's all about functional clothes. But one magical journey with the 10 Years Younger team can certainly put the spark of confidence back. Poll Age (before makeover): 58Poll Age (after makeover): 42Real Age: 51
Drinking gallons of cola every day has left 39-year-old mother-of-two Nikki Powditch - a kennel maid and ex-Mohican wearer from Melton Mowbray - with teeth so rotten they were all whipped out, causing her face to sink in. And it showed in the poll - with the public piling on a shocking 14 years. The white hair and false teeth don't do her justice among the yummy mummies at home time. But after cosmetic surgery, designer dentures and a fashion make-over, and with fabulous hair and make-up like the stars, Nikki looks like an A-list starlet. Poll age (before makeover): 53Poll age (after makeover): 33Real age: 39
Property manager Viv Tremain from County Durham's splattered tracksuits and scraped back balding hair add years to her appearance. Following a surgical nip and tuck, new teeth, specialist hair weaving and magic make-up, the years are rolled back. With many women suffering from thinning hair, expert Lucinda Ellery offers some top tips for adding thickness and life. Plus, Nicky Hambleton-Jones gives a lesson in getting smart-casual just right. Poll Age (before makeover): 54Poll Age (after makeover): 39Real Age: 44
Mel Smith is a single working mum of two, looking for love. Online dating helps, but once they've clapped eyes on her wrinkled face, Mel's never invited back for coffee. Nicky Hambleton-Jones injects some girly gloss and shares some shopping tips, and after a head-to-toe makeover from the rest of the team, it turns out Mel's a sexy siren after all, and won't be on the single shelf for long. Plus, Nicky hits the high street to make shopping a stress-free treat rather than a stressed-out chore, and dentist Dr Uchenna Okoye shares her secrets on tooth whitening. Poll Age (before makeover): 55Poll Age (after makeover): 41Real Age: 45
Veronica Brand is a sun loving naturist and yoga teacher who at every opportunity strips off to embrace the rays. So it's hardly surprising that scans have shown this sunshine goddess to have the wrinkled skin of an 80-year-old. With Veronica's love for oversized bland hippy clothes and complete lack of skin care, it's a mystery where her brood of fashionista kids has come from... With a face lift, clothes that fit, a dramatic hair change and modern make-up Veronica hits the West End and wows her family and friends. Poll Age (before makeover): 55Poll Age (after makeover): 41Real Age: 45
Retro reject Marilyn Cooke loves nothing more than backcombing her 80s hairdo and then cementing it in place with two giant cans of hairspray a week - trouble is she's been doing it for 25 years. Marilyn has also spent most of her life hammering the sun beds too, leaving her with skin to rival a leather handbag and wrinkles so deep even Mr Stanek was surprised. Couple that with her oversized, ill-fitting dentures and it's no wonder people stop and stare in the street. Can this garish granny really be transformed into a gorgeous grandma? Of course - and the result is truly fresh, fashionable and fabulous. Poll Age (before makeover): 60Poll Age (after makeover): 44Real Age: turned 50 during filming
A real-life Cinderella from Surrey, Jane Sandiford has two very glamorous older sisters, who easily look 10 years her junior. She doesn't call herself 'plain Jane' for nothing - with limp boring bobbed hair, bottle bottom glasses and no beauty regime to speak of, our Cinders is in desperate need of some magic. At 5'11" Jane has the figure of a supermodel, but wearing her 14-year-old daughter's hand-me-downs just doesn't do her justice. Although she is a part-time sales assistant at a high street cosmetics store, Jane is absolutely clueless when it comes to beauty products. With the little wave of a mascara wand, the team soon turn her into a walking talking fashion and beauty expert. The end result - Cinderella is definitely going to the ball! Poll Age (before makeover): 55Poll Age (after makeover): 37Real Age: 44
Myleene Klass presents the mother of all makeover shows. In each episode, two intrepid volunteers undergo drastic transformations. One goes under the knife using every cosmetic enhancement trick in the book, while the other takes the surgery-free route - using only great hair, make-up and fashion techniques.
Cleaning company manager Mary Gibson has the body of a 30-something but her face tells a very different story. A lifetime of sunbeds and smoking have piled on the years, leaving Mary with no choice but to carry out a daily 'Polyfilla' makeup job to fill the cracks. Poll age before: 63 (35 from behind)Poll age after: 47Real age: 50 Meanwhile, Civil Servant Kathleen is stuck in a time warp - having spent 25 years with the same hair cut and ten wearing the same pair of glasses. The passage of time has also left Kathleen with saggy eye-lids and crooked teeth. Poll age before: 60Poll age after: 45Real age: 49 Can Myleene wave the 10 Years Younger magic wand and turn these plain Janes into beautiful bombshells?
Recently qualified Kentish beauty therapist Samantha Harris, 41, dreams of working in a top salon - but hammering the sun-beds and cigarettes has left her with a bulldog frown, saggy eye-lids and wrinkly skin. Meanwhile, ex-navy lad David Yule, 58, is on the hunt for romance, but a 43-year smoking habit has left him with a gaunt face and weathered skin. He may have the body and the energy of a man half his age, but Londoner David needs to recapture his youthful days. It's up to Myleene and the team to drag this drab duo back a decade, turning saggy into sassy and grizzled into chiselled.
For 29-year-old mum-of-three Helen, life should be about looking good and feeling great. But clad in baggy t-shirts and plagued by a catalogue of skin problems, Helen is in dire need of some youthful sparkle. Standing at the school gates with the other mums highlights how prematurely she has aged. Meanwhile, 53-year-old Susan from Sussex is ready for change. Her white and grey hair gives her an OAP appearance and she has been offered a free bus pass on many occasions. Can a wardrobe overhaul and some dazzling non-surgical treatments help Helen get her groove back? And will some super surgery awaken a sexier Susan?
For Dartford's Marie, gravity has taken its toll. While she still enjoys lots of male attention, these days it's not always for the right reasons, and wolf whistles are a distant memory of the past. Having lost her looks to life in the fast lane, and fags and booze, Marie needs to do something fast to return to the glamour of years gone by. Shedding the pounds has left Northampton's Jenni playing catch-up when it comes to anti-ageing. In the past she never really cared much for fashion and beauty, but now she harbours aspirations of owning her own catering company and her image needs an overhaul. But will non-surgical methods provide enough magic for Jenni to turn back the clock?
Sporty Sybil, 61, has the body of a woman half her age; but her face looks double it. Spending over 25 years on the bowling green under the intense South African sun, has left her looking more elderly than effervescent. With dreams of mixing with the fashion conscious, Sybil needs to make a few drastic changes to her appearance to ensure she looks the part. Meanwhile, 38-year-old customer services manager Karen has let herself go. Cutting her own hair, and living by a wash-and-go beauty regime, has resulted in a ragged look that is crying out for help. From the roots of her greying mane, all the way down to her slip-ons, Karen needs a re-vamp. Can the team retrieve her youthful sparkle?
Droopy eyed Dawn is in need of some serious DIY. This B cashier would rather hide away in the basement than face her public, wearing clothes that are two sizes too big and being mistaken for a 60 year old that was alive during the war. Shaggy haired Sheila used to be a hairdresser, however it wasn't her disastrous two-tone hairdo that made her look as out of place as a bald man at a barbers; compared to all the fashionable young stylists she worked with, her face simply didn't fit.
Sue and Dot want to roll back the years. Leading cosmetic surgeon Jan Stanek competes with Lisa Eldridge, who champions non-surgical treatments, to offer the perfect solution.
After smoking since age of 15 and hammering the sunbeds, Jane is in need of some freshening up. And Denise Bird, and her frizzy hair and dodgy outdated rock-chick look, needs a major overhaul.
The Team give nursery teaching assistant Susan Welsh and Transport Police Officer Finola Connors a top-to-toe transformation
Myleene and the Team try to help support-worker Janice Cassidy lose some years, and prepare interior designer Shere Morady to have her photo taken with her stunning daughters
Myleene helps sun-loving smoker Janet and Beverley - whose fabulous figure never sees the light of day - to roll back the years
Can the 10 Years Younger team help horsey girl Liz and mum-of-five Julie get their groove back?
Myleene catches up with two 10 Years Younger success stories: kennel maid and ex-Mohican wearer Nikki, and Jane, a Cinderella from Surrey, but with two very glamorous older sisters.
This episode looks back at two top transformations. How has time treated sun-worshipper Veronica and hippy Simon since they were first on 10 Years Younger?
This episode revisits Vivienne Tremaine, the DIY diva who lost her hair and her looks, and ex-navy girl and mum-of-five Amanda Davies, whose sugary tea and cigarette habit had piled on the years
The show revisits two memorable transformations, hooking up again with community support worker Denise Pearson, and school secretary Linda Strallen.
The show revisits single-chef and mum Mel Smith, and artist and mum-of-four Cathy Fisher, to find out how their make-over transformations have impacted on their lives.
Myleene and the team try to turn back the clock for 64-year-old sun-lover Marie and 72-year-old Betty, who wants to look less grannyish, and more like the vibrant woman she feels inside. Which procedure will win: the face pack or the facelift?
Myleene meets jaded granny Janine Fairfax and busy working mum Eileen Flaherty, both of whom hope to roll back the years
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