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BBC Jersey's Simon Jupp grows it out for Movember

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Ryan Morrison|14:31 UK time, Monday, 1 November 2010

Simon Jupp

Every year thousands of men around the world adorn their face with a Fu Manchu, Dali, The Winnfield, Pencil and Handlebar to raise money for the prostate cancer charity.

And, as always, Jersey has jumped on board with nearly 200 islanders signed up to grow a moustache for Movember.

I had the pleasure of wearing a strip of hair across my top lip for a month in 2008 and now I'm handing the baton over to BBC Jersey's own Simon Jupp.

But he isn't sure what direction his growth will take.

Here is what he has to say:

After much harassment from dear colleagues I've decided to ditch my clean shaven squeaky clean image and grow a moustache for charity.

In all honesty I've never grown one before and the image it presents terrifies me (and possibly any children I meet in the next month) but I'm keen to raise money for such a worthy cause.

Movember raises vital funds and awareness for men's health, specifically prostate cancer and sees men across the UK grow moustaches in all different shapes and sizes.

I've decided to avoid the Poirot and Super Mario but welcome suggestions for designs.

You can follow Simon's progress on his Movember page.

Comments

  • Comment number 1.

    Good luck Simon. 2010 is my first year too and so far I am halfway to my target of £100. And more importantly, in raising awareness of my activity I have heard of two stories already of men diagnosed with prostate cancer. One is now fit and well, the other just diagnosed so I am sure we all wish him well.
    Movember is a great fun way to get fellas talking about cancer in the same way that women now freely talk about breast cancer. You can follow my attempts to raise funds on my Mo Space too _ https://uk.movember.com/mospace/612454/

    Oh, and if you have an iPhone why not download the free iPhone Movember app ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/movember-mophone/id399327522?mt=8 ) and share your progress on Twitter and Facebook directly from the app. And it will create a little stop motion vid for you at the end of the month to share to raise more funds.
    Good luck

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