Movember has teamed up with a star-studded cast including mental health ambassador and ex Love Islander Dr Alex George and Olympic gymnast Max Whitlock to kick off its annual month-long fundraising campaign.
Featuring celebrities at every set of the moustache-growing cycle, the set of tongue-in-cheek portraits celebrate moustaches of all sizes from patchy moustaches, to no moustache at all, to glorious bushy ‘taches.
Also featured in the campaign are pundit and former rugby union player Ugo Monye, Sunday Brunch presenter Simon Rimmer , Welsh broadcaster Matt Johnson, British actors Kola Bokinni and Jack James Ryan, plus Paralympian Blaine Hunt, Gogglebox’s.
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The new campaign comes as recent research from Movember revealed that more than one in three (33%) of Brits saw not being able to grow a moustache as the biggest barrier to being involved in past Movember fundraising campaigns.
Almost a quarter of British men (24%) said they hadn’t taken part because they were dissatisfied with the growth of theirs.
Almost a fifth (17%) didn’t know their were other ways to fundraise outside of growing a moustache.
November’s findings also revealed that two in three Brits (66%) have been affected by mental health issues personally or through someone they know. Almost half (42%) have been affected by suicide, around 27% have been affected y prostate cancer and a fifth have been affected by testicular cancer.
Movember UK&Europe country director Anne-Cecile Berthier said: “Here at Movember, we’re driven by a bold mission to change the face of men’s health. But that mission isn’t ours to tackle alone.”
“To truly make a difference, we need to unite our global community of supporters. Moustache or no moustache there are countless ways to show support and get involved, from moving 60km in the month, hosting an event or taking on an epic challenge, we encourage everyone to answer the call and get involved this Movember and help stop men from dying too young.”
