British Women Prefer Hairy Men, Survey Finds

by Mark Marino (Subscribe to Mark Marino's posts)
Posted Aug 18th 2010 at 1:00PM

The chest of a "real man." Photo: Davies & Davies / Getty Images

Psst! Ladies! Have you heard the latest out of London? Fur is in!

But simmer down, PETA, and put away that red paint -- we're talking about chest hair, here.

Yes, in a recent survey of 3,000 British women, 85 percent said the hirsute look suits men best, reports the Daily Mail.

No wonder English native Ed Westwick has been spotted around town in plunging necklines that reveal his bountiful breast locks. "I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing," the "Gossip Girl" star has admitted.

Meanwhile, fellow Brit David Beckham had better call off that back, sack, and crack wax -- according to the survey, commissioned by Sound Asleep and carried out by OnePoll.com, only 8 percent of the ladies said they liked their men groomed to metrosexualdom.

In fact, British women's taste for body hair varied little by region, reports the Daily Mail. Females in the North East of England desire "manly men," with 97 percent wanting their guys to stay untrimmed; in Wales, they prefer a Tom Jones-worthy thicket of chest fur and get a kick out of hairy legs.

The East Midlands did fess up to having a bit of a weakness for the waxed and shaved, with 15 percent admitting they're turned on by a guy who tweezes.

While StyleList finds the study interesting, we're not quite sure U.S. women would agree. Otherwise, Robin Williams would be considered our country's biggest hunk.

Speaking of hairy legs, find out which recent Oscar nominee refuses to shave her gams.

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Filed under: Beauty, News, Skin & Body
Tags: body hair, British women, chest hair, grooming, hair removal, hairy, mens grooming, metrosexuals, OnePoll.com, shaving, surveys, tweezing, waxing

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Nancy, 8-27-2010, 1:37PM

Thank God!! It's about time hairy men were celebrated for their very maleness. What is it with guys waxing, anyway -- "Hey, can you wax me so I look more like a guy with lower testosterone levels?" Get real!! Gimme that fur any day.

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Kim, 8-27-2010, 5:41PM

Nancy...I wholeheartedly agree. Give me a hairy man...actually I HAVE a hairy man & thank GOD for that. Men who wax within an inch of their lives do nothing at all for me. I like a manly chest to snuggle against! Hairy arms & legs are nice too! LOL! Must be my Brit ancestry showing since alot of American women I know, do not care for hairy guys.They want them as smooth as a baby's butt. I dont understand that! LOL!

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