Meet the Bearded Bride Embracing Her Beauty

At 16 Harnaam Kaur decided to change the way she viewed herself. This was a decision that would not only change the way others saw her, but her own perception of beauty.

Diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome at the age of 11, Kaur spent her teens trying to rid herself of the facial hair that shadowed her face.

The condition sees an increased production in male to female hormones which meant Kaur was forced to wax her face two to three times a week. 

Some days waxing became too painful so she was forced to shave.

Bullied and depressed, Kaur says at the age of 16 she hit her biggest low.

“I had a great upbringing and a really happy family life but I was severely bullied all the way through school, starting from nursery right through to my late secondary school days. I even got beaten up a few times. I became very aggressively suicidal and I even resorted to self harm” she told Rock & Roll Bride.

“At the age of 16 I hit my biggest low. I had been suicidal all year due to immense bullying from school and people in society. I hid away and did not want to venture out into the public. My bedroom was my only safe haven. I was hugely depressed. I remember sitting on my bed and thinking about taking my own life. But instead, as I sat there, I started to counsel myself. I told myself ‘The energy you are putting into ending your life, put all that energy into turning your life around and doing something better’.”

“At that point I decided I wanted to be me. I decided to keep my beard and step forward against society’s expectations of what a woman should look like. Today I am not suicidal and I do not self harm. Today I am happy living as a young beautiful bearded woman. I have realised that this body is mine, I own it, I do not have any other body to live in so I may as well love it unconditionally.”

“I stopped self harming and I have now fallen in love with the elements on my body that people may call ‘flaws’...People just see the beard as hair, but my beard for me is much more than that. I keep my hair to show the world a different, confident, diverse and strong image of a woman. I love my beard, it has become a part of my body. I look at it and is it a sign to me that we are all different and none of us are born the same. I love my lady beard and I will forever cherish it.” 

Now at the age of 24, the British beauty exudes confidence and hopes to inspire others to accept their own bodies. 

She wrote on Instagram:
"love portraying a diverse image in society.
Never be afraid of being who you truly are supposed to be. You are absolutely amazing just as you are. 💖💗💟 Never let the words and taunts of other break you or put you down x
Here i am looking for my wondering husband haha xx"