Lucy Cavendish recounts an alleged sexual assault by a hairdresser when she was 13 years old. In the accounts published by outlets including Mail Online and the Daily Mail, she says the incident begins shortly after she starts at a new secondary school. She describes enrolling at a state grammar school around 20 minutes from her home in Buckinghamshire. Cavendish also states that the alleged assault has lasting effects on her relationships with men, which she says continue for years. Across the two sources provided, the shared focus is on her age at the time of the alleged abuse, the timing in relation to her move to a new school, and the enduring impact she associates with the experience. The excerpts do not include further details about the hairdresser, the circumstances of the alleged assault, or any official response, and they do not specify whether any complaint, investigation, or legal action is connected to the claims.