True patriot shaves St George’s Cross into his chest hair and dyes it red

A scaffolder is visiting pubs throughout the World Cup with an England flag shaved into his chest hair.

Alfie Callagher-Roberts, 25, has dyed it red ahead of England’s first game against Iran on Monday.

‘Football’s definitely coming home,’ the West Ham fan said. ‘But if it doesn’t, we’re going to have a good time hoping it does.’

He’s also spreading a serious message about spiralling suicide rates within the construction industry.

His boss Paul Casey is a major sponsor of the charity, Construction Sport, Alfie is promoting. It was set up by groundworker Steve Kerslake who wants to improve the mental health of builders.

Alfie, from east London, said: ‘In scaffolding, we’re in the van together for a long time, we’re all on first name terms, we know each other, it’s a bit easier to open up.

‘On construction sites with 50 other blokes, it’s not as easy. Steve’s doing a really good thing to try change that and I’m trying to help spread that message.

‘I’ll be watching the games with top off and going around with three lions blaring out of my van as World Cup fever starts to take grip.

‘If someone comes and sees me in the pub with my top off, they might ask what that’s all about and I can tell them.

‘It’s about creating that conversation, like what Steve is doing.’

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