He may be shaven but he’s no babe

Hello boys. Ever wondered how it feels to be a woman? Or an Olympic swimmer? One man who knows is Rob Gray, who is so high up at Mercier Gray they put his name on the company. Now Rob hasn’t been on the hormones again, nor has he been practising his tumble-turns (at least, not to the Diary’s knowledge). No. He’s just been satisfying his customers. Ahem.

That’s not as sleazy as it sounds, honest. Beiersdorf, which makes Elastoplast, wanted a model for some new products and Rob, always ready to show off his legs, volunteered. Little did he know that he would be required to submit to a shave, at the behest of the supervising physiotherapist… So, gents, the next time you see a pair of shapely pins coming down the stairs, be aware – they might not be what they seem.

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