« The format is not important, Toots Thielemans also had a little one »: Average Rob can call himself Mustache of the Year (Antwerp)

Average Rob takes over the title from Lars Lefeber. In contrast to the latter, Robert van Impe (such as the Civil Registry Average Rob Kent) has a rather modest hairy facade. “It is indeed not such an impressive copy. But as the mustache club states: it is the fame and prestige of the mustache that count, not the size. ”

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Average Rob left his mustache during the coronac crisis. “That was a low point in my life and I felt that something was missing. While my mustache grew, everything suddenly started to get better. Pure coincidence of course, but this way my mustache and I started a new chapter together. Initially I was a bit scared: would my girlfriend think it is ugly? But she is a big fan of my visual extra. And kissing is no problem, « he laughs.

More character

« Average Rob was a logical choice: he can hardly be beaten away from the television screen, » said Ronnie Vermeulen, chairman of the mustache club. “So he can make a lot of publicity and our mustache club in the picture to make. Moreover, we wanted again a younger mustache of the year. When we contacted him, he immediately agreed. «  (Read more under the photo)

“But he also has a nice mustache, one Natural Mustache. That is a separate category at the championships. The format is not that important in itself. Toots Thielemans, who became a must of the year in 1988, only had a very small mustache. ”

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The most important thing is that the mustache is not shaved. “Frank Deboosere (Mustache of the Year in 1994, ed.) Has ever done that to us. That is desert, we are having a hard time with that. Pure self -denial. But Average Rob has already promised that he will certainly not do that. On the contrary: he will cultivate his mustache and grow longer. Although I fear that we are not allowed to hope for beautiful curls. « 

I leave him neatly, because a mustache really gives a man more character

Average Rob

Mustache of the year

Average Rob: “I want to give my mustache every opportunities to develop further. Given the rather poor growth of my facial hair, a Hindenburg mustache will indeed not be in it. But I leave him neatly, because a mustache really gives a man more character. ”

The new mustache of the year will be officially inaugurated during the traditional parade of the mustache club on Saturday 7 June, which will of course end in the Batavier.

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