Favourite to win Great British Sewing Bee is a jewellery designer who counts fashion icon Amal Clooney among her clientele
- Nicole Akong is the favourite to win the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee this week
- The mother-of-three will take part in the final of the popular show on Wednesday
- Alma Clooney was spotted wearing Miss Akong’s pieces ahead of the final
She’s the favourite to win the Great British Sewing Bee after impressing the judges with her clothing creations.
But jewellery designer Nicole Akong has already been a hit in the celebrity world – with fashion icon Amal Clooney among her clientele.
Mother-of-three Miss Akong, 42, will go up against doctor Clare Bradley, 37, and engineer Matt Gage, 43, in Wednesday’s final.
Mother of three Nicole Akong (pictured) is the favourite to win BBC game show ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’ on Wednesday night
The BBC’s ten-week sewing competition, hosted by comedian Joe Lycett and judged by Savile Row tailor Patrick Grant and costume designer Esme Young, has proved a huge hit during lockdown with nearly five million tuning in to last week’s semi-final.
Miss Akong, from London, is an amateur sewer but has already enjoyed success with her self-taught jewellery skills since establishing her brand Akong London in 2010.
Mrs Clooney has been seen wearing many of the brand’s pieces, with Miss Akong’s jewellery website even including a page dedicated to ‘Amal’s favourite Akong jewels’.
Amal Clooney (pictured) was wearing the jewellery designer’s pieces and is already among Miss Akong’s clientele for her ‘Akong London brand’
The British-Lebanese barrister, also 42, seems to be a particular fan of Miss Akong’s earring and necklace collections.
The designer, who grew up in Trinidad, in the Caribbean, was taught to sew as a youngster by her mother.
On her way to the final, Miss Akong has triumphed in challenges including making a wrap skirt and creating something out of old clothes from the charity shop.