Tori Spelling has led tributes following the loss of life of superstar hairstylist and former Blowing LA actuality star Kim Vō.
“I’m so sorry, he was such an incredible human. Crammed with such gentle and love,” Spelling, 52, wrote to Kim’s husband, Adeel Vo-Khan, through Instagram on Saturday, January 24.
Adeel beforehand shared the information that the stylist had “taken his closing breath” after initially being recognized with colorectal most cancers in 2018.
“[Kim] fought valiantly, profitable many battles alongside the way in which and exceeding all medical expectations underneath the care of Dr. Lawrence Piro and his unimaginable crew at Angeles Clinic and Cedars-Sinai,” Adeel wrote. “Finally, God determined it was time for our angel on earth to return dwelling.”
Adeel continued, “Kim kindly requested in lieu of flowers & different tokens of condolences after his passing, to please channel your love & efforts in direction of donations for Kim Vō Basis in assist of hair, magnificence, and vogue creatives additionally affected by most cancers.”
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A follow-up assertion from Adeel touted the late stylist’s work with main manufacturers reminiscent of L’Oréal and Schwarzkopf, which made him a “true icon within the hair and sweetness trade,” his husband famous.
“He was beloved not solely by his household and mates, however by the worldwide hair neighborhood and hundreds of thousands of viewers who got here to know him for each his artistry and his heat,” Adeel defined. “Kim had a uncommon potential to make everybody really feel seen, welcomed, and at dwelling. His guiding philosophy of ‘approachable luxurious’ was central to all the things he did. Magnificence and glamour with out pretense, boundaries, or exclusion.”
In line with the memorial submit, one in every of Kim’s “final needs” was to “proceed serving to others” even after his most cancers analysis.
Hairstylist Kim Vo in March 2016. Randy Shropshire/Getty Pictures for Montage Beverly Hills
The assertion learn, “[Kim] selected to give attention to gratitude and function, ‘I’ve been extremely fortunate. I’ve skilled love, happiness, and significant relationships on and off display screen. I don’t want something extra, however I do wish to use the platform, data, and success I’ve labored so exhausting for to assist others. Every part I’ve been blessed with additionally belongs to the communities which have made me who I’m. I need my life to be celebrated with pleasure, positivity, and now, health-first vigilance,’ he stated. ‘That’s the which means of life. That’s the which means of my life.’”
Adeel promised to proceed rallying assist for the “hair, magnificence, and vogue creatives preventing most cancers” on behalf of the Kim Vō Basis.
“That is the legacy Kim and I are dedicated to constructing together with your assist,” Adeel concluded. “We love you, we’re right here for you, and we’ll battle for you.”
Kim was maybe greatest recognized for judging the Bravo hairstyling competitors Shear Genius alongside mannequin Camila Alves and fellow superstar stylist Jonathan Antin. Shear Genius aired on Bravo for 3 seasons between 2007 and 2010.
Other than his on-camera work for Shear Genius, Kim labored behind the scenes of actuality reveals Excessive Makeover and Plain Jane. He had extra lately appeared on Paramount+’s superstar hairstylist docuseries Blowing LA, which adopted him on the job at his stylish Kim Vo Salon in West Hollywood.
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A lot of Kim’s shoppers, family and friends paid tribute to his influential work through Instagram following the announcement of his loss of life.
“I’ll always remember his kindness and the way particular I felt after I walked in these salon doorways. Might he fly excessive with the angels,” Emmy-nominated producer Ashley Hammen wrote. “I really feel so fortunate to have recognized him and am sending prayers for therapeutic to all of the hearts who cherished him.”
TV host and influencer XiXi Yang added, “Kim, you modified my life. I nonetheless keep in mind strolling into your lovely salon on the Montage in Beverly Hills in 2012. I’d had fuzzy black hair for therefore lengthy, however I used to be craving change. I needed one thing lighter, one thing extra vigorous that mirrored my character. You noticed it earlier than I might say it. You took me lighter, added layers, and by some means… all the things modified for me.”
“I keep in mind wanting into the mirror after the colour and lower, and nearly crying,” Yang, 36, went on. “I used to be seeing myself in a different way, for the primary time. That second modified the trajectory of my life and my profession. You’ve been household ever since. Thanks for all of the love, care, perception, and magic you’ve poured into me over time.”
