The Reality Star-Turned-MMA Fighter

How To Be A Man: Be Who You Want To Be

Aaron Chalmers is a reality television personality best-known for appearing on Geordie Shore. He is now an professional fighter with Bellator, one of the largest MMA promoters in the world.

Even though I’m now an MMA fighter, I still go for facials and look after myself. Just because you fight doesn’t mean you can’t look good. I think nowadays looking good is part of MMA. It’s what you have to do, otherwise you’re going to start looking weathered. We are sparring five or six times a week, so it’s nice to lay on a bed and get pampered from time to time.

I definitely think masculinity is changing for the better. If you want to pamper or wear make-up then so be it, you’re not harming anyone, you be what you want to be. If you want to be a man and wear make-up, then you do that. But at the same time, if you want to be a man that lift weights and has a big hairy chest, then you do that. I think men should just do whatever makes them happy.

I remember a few years ago it was definitely more difficult to express yourself, but things have changed now. I’ve publicly spoken about my anxiety in the past, and I’ve had problems with alcohol. It was a big thing for me to talk about that, but if I even help one person by opening up about my own issues, then that’s really positive. It felt like I was really getting something off my chest and now I can walk out in front of thousands of people in packed arenas and not feel anxious at all.

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