The facial gymnastics — known as “gurning” — are the focus of the World Gurning Championships, a reverse beauty pageant of sorts and an ancient tradition in the town of Egremont, in northern England’s ...

A British dad-of-two has scooped the title of World Gurning champion after beating dozens of funny-faced competitors. Ryan Barton, 42, won the title during the bizarre annual contest in Cumbria at the ...

New world champions of gurning have been crowned at a centuries old town festival. The annual Egremont Crab Fair in Egremont, Cumbria, began in 1267 with the gurning world championship a fixture since ...

The world's wackiest faces have officially been revealed at the bizarre annual World Gurning Championships - and it has seen the 19-time winner finally dethroned. Ryan Barton scooped the men's ...

Comic Tom Little has tried his hand at the World Gurning Championships, and made a documentary about his efforts. Tom Little took part in the 2023 competition at Egremont Crab Fair and was followed by ...

Every year in the sleepy Cumbrian town of Egremont, beauty takes a back seat to the bizarre. Here, in one of Britain's ...

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