Beauty queen gives styling tips to old school friend Andy Murray

EDINBURGH - Miss Scotland has told The Scotsman she has been giving her former school friend and British tennis star Andy Murray fashion and styling tips.

Katharine Brown, a tennis coach from Murray’s home town, Dunblane, said: “Just after he got his hair cut and lost that wild look, I told him ‘I’m really glad you’ve done something about that hair. It’s looking good’.

“He was a bit taken aback, but then he said ‘Oh, was it that bad? Did you really think so?’”

Miss Brown, who was yesterday promoting safe fake tan at Pure Spa’s Ocean Terminal salon in Edinburgh, said she also gave Murray her opinion on his tennis wear. “I told him the Fred Perry clothes were very, very cool, which he was pleased about.”

Murray and Brown met as five-year-olds at primary school and have kept in touch ever since.

“Andy’s stayed exactly the same. There’s no fluff about him, he’s intelligent and he’s got a great sense of humour.”

Commenting on Murray’s muscular physique, Brown said: “He’s a man now. When you’re physically strong you are mentally strong and it shows. He’s lasting these big long matches.”

Brown said that Murray was supportive of all his friends’ achievements and encouraged them to push themselves. (ANI)