Rising star Harry Derbidge is a beauty blogger and makeup artist who found fame on the ITV2 hit reality show The Only Way is Essex. Nicknamed the “catchphrase king” by fans of the show thanks to his infectious catchphrases “How Funny” and “Shuuut uuuup!”, Derbidge is the cousin of fellow TOWIE breakout star Amy Childs. He has now making a name for himself as a leading makeup artist and has designed his own brand of celebrity makeup brushes.
Before appearing on TOWIE, the young star had already worked as a dancer and actor from an early age. A former pupil at the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School, Derbidge won a part in the UK Barney tour as one of Barney’s kids when he was 11 years old. He made his television debut in TOWIE as Amy Childs’ shy cousin a decade ago, returning in 2012 before stepping out of the spotlight for a while. Since then, Derbidge has concentrated on his career as a beauty blogger, makeup artist and entrepreneur.
Derbidge opened his own fashion boutique in 2013 called Harry’s World and is now the CEO of Celebrity Brushes. After several years as a beauty blogger and makeup artist he spent a year designing his high quality but affordable makeup brush range. He has also amassed a huge social media following of fans keen to see his latest work online. Derbidge has come a long way since his TOWIE days and his career is now on an unstoppable rise.