Beard Liberation Front
Press release, 1st March
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Michael Sheen shaves opponents to be named St David’s Day Beard of Wales
The Beard Liberation Front is calling on supporters to back Michael Sheen’s Wales storm fundraising appeal. Show real beard power where it matters gofundme.com/f/helpwalesaft…
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that actor Michael Sheen has been voted the 2020 St David’s Day Beard of Wales in the annual on-line poll.
He attracted worldwide support getting over 75% of the vote. Labour AM Hefin David was second and ITV Wales Political Editor Adrian Masters just beat Huw Irranca-Davies AM by a whisker (0.24% of the vote) for third place
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, other things are to the forefront of the minds of many in Wales this weekend, but on St David’s Day we celebrate the best of Wales and that includes the best beards. Congratulations to Michael Sheen who becomes the 8th Beard of Wales.
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
to all the worldwide lovers of the Sheen Beard — after ogling his beard, remember to support his Wales fundraiser!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpwalesafterstormdennis
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