Great British Sewing Bee Finalist and Amal

[size=34]Favourite to win Great British Sewing Bee is a jewellery designer who counts fashion icon Amal Clooney among her clientele[/size]

• 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
  
  

By ELEANOR SHARPLES TV & RADIO REPORTER FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 17:44 EDT, 21 June 2020 | UPDATED: 17:44 EDT, 21 June 2020

     



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.
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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’.


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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.

Fashion ICON is a fitting title for Amal Clooney.