Tanya trained at the London College of Fashion and has been a make-up artist for around 30 years. She has worked in most areas of the industry including TV, film, theatre and fashion as well as teaching. She was head of the make-up department at Phantom of the Opera (The Brilliant Original) for over 20 years and was also part of the main make-up team for the Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies at London 2012. She has worked on many other live events including Fashion Rocks, The Brits, The Royal Variety Performance, Comic Relief and the Olivier Awards and most recently for TV and film on The Crown, The Great, Mission Impossible and James Bond. Tanya is Deputy Course Leader at the London College of Fashion on the BA Hons Degree course in hair, make-up and prosthetics for performance. She also has taught HND and degree specialist make-up courses at numerous colleges and universities as well as private workshops. She also has her own business Get Set Go Bags ltd, designing and selling set and kit bags for the make-up and hair industry.