Gwilym Pugh was a 21-year-old working 12 hours from home for an insurance company. But working from home, coupled with repetitive injuries caused him to gain weight. At his heaviest, he weighed over 280 pounds. But his lifestyle did a 180 when his barber urged him to grow a beard.
Gwilyn says that he and his friends formed a folk band several years ago, and that’s when his barber told him he should grow a beard. But the biggest change occurred when he quit his desk job.
Gwilym Pugh was a shy man, working 12 hours a day from his home
Quitting his job was the best decision he ever made – alongside growing a beard, of course. He lost over 90 pounds in five years. As he shifted his lifestyle and continued to grow his beard, things began to change for Gwilym, and fast.
Today, he is a part of the London modeling agency, AMCK Models. He’s also an ambassador for David Beckham’s new male grooming brand, House 99!