- Nine-year-old Baird Garrett has been growing his long mullet for two years
- The youngster, from Western Australia, will shave his locks for the Variety charity
- Baird is hoping to raise $24,000 to turn his hair into four wigs for sick children
A nine-year-old Australian boy may be growing the country’s longest and most inspirational mullet.
Baird Garrett, from the coastal town of Onslow, in Western Australia, has become something of a local celebrity with his incredibly long locks, which he is growing for charity.
The youngster has been growing his mullet for the last two years, with plans to cut it all off in September 2018 to make wigs for children who have lost their hair due to illnesses such as cancer.
After being stopped for a selfie with his impressive mullet, Baird decided to begin charging for a photo.
Nine-year-old Baird Garrett, from Western Australia, has been growing his mullet for two years to shave it off for charity
At $5 a selfie, the young entrepreneur has plans to raise $24,000 for children’s charity Variety.
‘I’ve decided to grow my mullet and raise funds for Variety – the Children’s Charity,’ Baird wrote on his fundraising page.
‘I have been growing my mullet for two-and-a-half years and it will be sad to part with it.
‘People know me because of my mullet – its my trademark! Please help me raise $24,000 as this will provide four kids with wigs and help them gain self confidence.’
The nine-year-old will shave his hair in September 2018, donating it to be made into wigs for children who have lost their hair due to illness
While the nine-year-old has been subject to a few nasty comments, his mother Renee said he developed a ‘thick skin’.
‘He takes it on the chin. With the kids in particular he explains that it’s a style that just developed and that he’s fundraising for charity with it,’ she told The West Australian.
‘He used to just have a short back and sides and a spiky top and one day he was sitting down with the barber and said “I just want the top trimmed this time”,’ Ms Garrett said.