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Michael Sheen wins St David’s Day Beard of Wales vote for 2nd year running
The annual vote which decides the St David’s Day Beard of Wales, the Welsh beard that offers the most positive national image, has concluded with actor Michael Sheen shaving the opposition and winning for the second year in a row.
Veteran Cardiff based reporter Martin Shipton came a creditable second.
The Beard Liberation Front says 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 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 won and in 2017 it was Charcutier Illtud Llyr Dunsford, with Chris Fox winning again in 2018. In 2019 journalist Grant Tucker shaved the opposition to claim the accolade. Michael Sheen won in 2020 and went on to share the Beard of the Year Award with Michael Rosen in December 2020.
It is the ninth 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, The Best Beard of Wales announcement always coincides with St David’s Day and Michael Sheen has again shaved the opposition as the person who offers the most positive hirsute national image. We congratulate him, and his beard.
Beard of Wales 2021 shortlist
Carwyn Jones
Hefin David
Martin Shipton
Michael Sheen
Jake Ball
Vaughan Gething
Sir Tom Jones
James Dean Bradfield
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