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| Ed Miliband is growing a beard and people cannot handle it | |
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| Ed Miliband appears to be growing a beard, sparking something approaching hysteria on social media. | |
| Pictures of the unshaven former Labour leader that surfaced on Twitter prompted early speculation that he may be backing Jeremy Corbyn, the man who currently boasts the most famous beard in British politics. | |
| Did he simply forget to take his razor on his holiday to Australia? Is it a statement of support for Corbyn, five-times winner of Parliamentary Beard of the Year? | |
| Did he enjoy being a sex symbol so much during the Milifandom craze that he is giving his fans a new look? | Did he enjoy being a sex symbol so much during the Milifandom craze that he is giving his fans a new look? |
| Or perhaps the modest Miliband simply wanted a new disguise as he tries to get used to his new life as a backbench MP? | Or perhaps the modest Miliband simply wanted a new disguise as he tries to get used to his new life as a backbench MP? |
| Whatever the reason, Miliband is back and Twitter loves it. His beard was first spotted by these two lucky girls at Brisbane airport in Australia, where Miliband has been on holiday. | |
| He's looking very swarthy. Could have picked up another 130 constituencies with that salt and pepper growth. pic.twitter.com/xdJrtEamop | |
| His beard has already got its own Twitter account and #Milibeard is trending. |