As I prepare to shave off my Movember moustache, I'm reflecting on the reason why I decided to take part and the importance of fighting cancer globally. Four years ago, in November, I had a cancer operation to take my prostate out.

You may be used to the clean shaven gentleness of a hairless upper lip and kissing him with this newly acquired bristly growth might bring you out in an unsightly and unpleasant skin rash.

Richard Herring tried to reclaim the toothbrush moustache by dedicating an entire stand-up show to it in 2009, saying "it was Chaplin's first then Hitler ruined it'. Working by this logic, if you see this moustache on the street it is fair to assume the person sporting is either thought-provokingly funny or abhorrent.

As we move into the home straight of Movember, the campaign that encourages men to grow moustaches to raise awareness about men's health issues, top l...

Originally, I joined up with Movember because it was a laugh to grow a nice Mo and do some good at the same time! But on the 18th of May 2011, my Movember cause became personal. Keith "The Bishop" Jenkins died from prostate cancer just 12 days before his 72nd birthday.

At the time of writing, I have not raised a single penny for Movember. I am simply another tache enjoying a ride on the Mo-wagon. So is my neglect of the Movember campaign causing an unforgivable disservice to men around the world?

This month, as part of Movember, men are growing moustaches to raise money and awareness for men's health issues, including prostate cancer. But as...

Since when did it become the norm for women to be bald or, at the very least, tidily trimmed in their pubic regions? Since when is it okay for people to tell their friends just what they think of their body hair?

Please note: This competition is now closed HuffPost UK Lifestyle like to treat our lovely readers and so every week we hold a Freebie Friday twitt...

A couple of years ago my wife took Ziggy for a check up at the vet. Ziggy is my dog, a cocker spaniel, and when the vet felt his testicles he said to my wife, "You should keep an eye on this. It's a bit odd." At which point my wife said "Christ, my husband's testicle feels a bit strange. One's feeling a lot harder." The vet told Ollie I should get tested immediately.