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28th December
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Strictly’s Rylan Clark-Neal shaves opposition to win Beard of the Year 2019 vote
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said Strictly It Takes Two and Supermarket Sweep host Rylan Clark-Neal has shaved opposition to win the Beard of the Year 2019 vote.
Competition bristled but Rylan and his fan base saw off challenges from Times Literary Supplement Editor Stig Abell and Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn
The criteria for Beard of the Year is as follows:
The Award is NOT about people who grow beards in their bedrooms and post pictures of them on the internet
The Award IS about people with consistent beards in the public eye who promote a positive image of the hirsute
TV doctor Xand Van Tulleken and cosmologist Peter Coles currently at Maynooth University in Ireland shared the Award in 2018.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, Rylan is a very popular figure and his beard is a central part of that. His victory in the Beard of the Year poll underlines that beards are now mainstream in British life.
Beard of the Year 2019 shortlist
Rylan Clark-Neal
Ben Bellamy
Jeremy Corbyn
Alexei Sayle
Mauricio Pochettino
Billy Connolly
Ben Stokes
Jurgen Klopp
Bob Harris
Stig Abell
Michael Rosen
Idris Elba
Billy Bragg
George Clooney
Chris Woakes
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