Beard Liberation Front
Press release, 21st February
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Politician, Actor, Footballer? Who will be the 2020 St David’s Day Beard of Wales?
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that voting is open and will close at midnight on Friday 28th February in the 2020 St David’s Day Beard of Wales poll.
Politician Hefin David, actor Michael Sheen and footballer Joe Ledley are the early leaders
The vote aims to determine the St David’s Day Beard of Wales, the Welsh beard that offers the most positive national image.
The campaigners say that images of St David suggest that the Welsh Saint himself may have had an organic beard
Welsh rugby prop Adam Jones won the Award in 2013, voted for by BLF supporters, just shaving former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. Another rugby player Leigh Halfpenny won in 2014. In 2015 the Award went to Thee Faction musician Chris Fox in 2016 footballer Joe Ledley and in 2017 to Charcutier Illtud Llyr Dunsford, with Chris Fox winning again in 2018. In 2019 journalist Grant Tucker shaved the opposition to claim the accolade
It is the eighth time the Award has been given following the traditional UK Beard of the Year at the end December each year and the BLF says it is a mark of Wales as a modern nation on St David’s Day that beards are now playing an increasingly significant role in national life.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, with the rugby this weekend there could be fresh hirsute challenges to come
Beard of Wales 2020
Jake Ball, rugby player
Chris Elmore, politician
Michael Sheen, actor
Tom Jones, singer
Grant Tucker, Sunday Times journalist
Joe Ledley, footballer
Gruff Rhys, musician
Hefin David, politician
Huw Irranca-Davies, politician
Gwilym Pugh, model
Adrian Masters, ITV Wales political editor
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