Girl excluded from school over Cruella de Vil-inspired hair meets her idol

A ten-year-old girl who was excluded from school over her Cruella de Vil hair has met the artist who inspired the style-change. Evie Smith split-dyed half of her mousy brown hair blonde to match her idol Melanie Martinez ahead of her concert in Manchester. Martinez, an American singer-songwriter, is famous for her blond and black hairstyle - which was inspired by Cruella de Vil from the hit film 101 Dalmations.