Por Gabilú Mireles Si creías que dejarse la barba larga no era suficiente como para un extreme makeover, tienes que ver lo que le ocurrió a Gwilym Pugh.

Cuando tenía 21 años, este joven trabajaba para una empresa de seguros, odiaba su trabajo de oficina, tenía sobrepeso (pesaba 126 kilos) y no sabía qué hacer al respecto.

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Un día, su barbero le recomendó dejarse crecer la barba, sobre todo porque formaba parte de una banda de folk con sus amigos y el look le iría bien a este proyecto musical.

El pelirrojo le hizo caso a esta sugerencia y cuando dejó crecer su vello facial, decidió continuar la transformación con otras alteraciones a su estilo vida. Comenzó a limpiar su dieta, a poco a poco hacer ejercicio y hasta llegó al punto en el que renunció al trabajo que tanto odiaba.

«Fue la mejor decisión para mi salud, ya que ya no estaba sentado durante 9 o 10 horas al día», dijo Gwilym, quien perdió 45 kilos.

Mientras perdía peso y sumaba barba, él abrió una cuenta de Instagram. Un sastre llamado Nathan Palmer se lo encontró por ahí y así comenzó su carrera de modelaje.

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Ahora, este pelirrojo pertenece a la agencia inglesa AMCK Models y ha trabajado en campañas para marcas como Vans, Bud Light y Diesel. También fue embajador de la línea de grooming de David Beckham, House 99.

¡Todo lo que una barba puede hacer!

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(Image: Adam Fussell/AMCK Models)  - please note this image is a supplied image and to be used at your own risk - Supply fee - Media Wales This is Gwilym Pugh. Or, rather, this was Gwilym Pugh in 2007 before he radically changed his look and became a top model. Founding your own business at the age of 21 is impressive, but Cardiff -born Gwilym's CV is unbelievable. And so is the fact that he dropped from 20 stones to 13.5 stones to become a successful model who has graced the pages of GQ and Hunger magazine and has worked with David Beckham. The 33-year-old, who played basketball for Wales at under-16 level and operated a life insurance company from his spare bedroom, put on weight while working from home and was prevented from training due to his knee injury. But now, Gwilym is gaining fans across the world thanks to his ginger bearded-look and urban-chic versus stylish explorer, on Instagram. And this is what he looks like now.
(Image: Adam Fussell/AMCK Models) – please note this image is a supplied image and to be used at your own risk – Supply fee – Media Wales
This is Gwilym Pugh. Or, rather, this was Gwilym Pugh in 2007 before he radically changed his look and became a top model.
Founding your own business at the age of 21 is impressive, but Cardiff -born Gwilym’s CV is unbelievable.
And so is the fact that he dropped from 20 stones to 13.5 stones to become a successful model who has graced the pages of GQ and Hunger magazine and has worked with David Beckham.
The 33-year-old, who played basketball for Wales at under-16 level and operated a life insurance company from his spare bedroom, put on weight while working from home and was prevented from training due to his knee injury.
But now, Gwilym is gaining fans across the world thanks to his ginger bearded-look and urban-chic versus stylish explorer, on Instagram.
And this is what he looks like now.

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