EDGE Rewind: Halloween Hottie Mr. Teddy Bear Embraces His Werewolf Status
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He calls himself Mr. Teddy Bear, but just this week — likely because of Halloween — he called himself a more Halloween appropriate label: "You either accept me as a werewolf, or you can go elsewhere," he told the outlet Cater News, as reported by the Daily Mail>.
The California man said that he has been growing hair since he was 13, and in the past was so ashamed of it that he waxed or shaved it off; but today he has embraced it, and is even making his living off it with a line of grooming products and his Adult social media accounts.
He confessed to being in relationships where he was pressured by partners to remove some of his hair. "Being single, he has previously had partners who have shamed him for his hairy body and would make him shave it," reports the Daily Mail.
But within hours, he said, it would grow back. He also addressed how he would be picked out. "When I walk in a room and people see me wearing a tank top, which I'm not ashamed of, I will see someone point and say something about how I look. Most often it just results in strangers asking if they can pet me, like I'm an emotional support dog."
He recalled a particularly rude anecdote: "I one heard a man whisper to his wife, 'Don't you wish you could just shave all that off?' and I turned around and said 'I can hear you. I'm hairy... not deaf'."
And weather can be an issue. "Humidity is not your friend. It will make my hair fluff up real fast and it is very hard to keep straight. Not to mention in the heat, it is hell and I end up sweating through most of my shirts."
But it was his maintenance regimen that led him to discover his entrepreneural skills. "I usually just make my own products. Most beard oils you buy in stores are so cheaply made and actually dry out your fur. I like to make sure mine is moisturized, and well-scented."
Adding, "I shampoo and deep condition it twice a week. And I will add in beard oil to my body hair, so it softens it even more and adds an incredible nice scent. Once every two months I will use Relaxer in it, to help straighten the hair, straightened body hair is a great way to show off muscle definition."
He also shared that, "Some humans actually shed and have summer and winter coats of fur (body hair) and I am one of them, so as it gets closer to winter, you will find even more of my fur around my home as my thicker winter coat comes in."
In assessing his situation, Mr. Teddy Bear concludes: "The positive outweighs the negative at this point. More often than not, people just want to come up and pet my fur like I'm a puppy."
He has become popular on social media with some 141K fans on Instagram.
He also shares Adult content on OnlyFans, where he writes: "Never Shave & Never Trim (anything!) I'm proud to be the hairiest man on OnlyFans grrrr."
He also has his own line of clothing on the Teddy Bear USA website, including hats and T-shirts with relevant themes.