World Gurning Championships


Rubbery-faced hopefuls took turns in pulling the ugliest, eye-bulging, nostril-flaring, mouth-mangling face possible on Saturday at the World Gurning Championships. Contestants put their heads through a horse collar or ‘braffin’ and have a set time in which to contort their faces into the most grotesque expression possible. The person who gets the biggest cheers from the crowd wins! Tommy Mattinson, not only retained his title as the World Gurning Champion, which he’s held continuously since 2001, but has equaled his fathers record by taking the title for the tenth time. One of the rules states that “contestants should be judged […]