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My powerful sideburns and other beard stories

MJ Johnson has an award winning beard, but due to coronavirus its days might be numbered. He's an essential worker and may have to shave.

Michael J Johnson has a beard that can reach his chest, but he usually styles it to look like a pair of walrus tusks. His facial hair has won him awards at the US National Beard & Moustache Championships four times. The beard took him about eight years of work, but because of coronavirus its days might be numbered. He's an essential worker, and masks don't fit well, so he may be forced to shave soon.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Alice Gioia

Picture: Beard champion Michael MJ Johnson
Credit: Elena Stanton

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