‘Branson must shave his legs’

PETALING JAYA: Wearing the striking red AirAsia flight attendant uniform could be the least of Sir Richard Branson’s worries. He now also has to deal with requests to shave his legs.

"We will leave his moustache alone as it is his trademark" - DATUK SERI TONY FERNANDES

“We want him to shave his legs. We are going to try and get him to shave his legs and wear some make-up.

“But we will leave his moustache alone as it is his trademark,” said Lotus Racing team principal and AirAsia Group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes yesterday.

The Virgin Atlantic boss, who has already received his AirAsia badge and uniform for the Kuala Lumpur-London charity flight on AirAsia, has been a good sport about the whole deal, added Fernandes.

Branson has to dress up as a flight attendant after his Formula One Virgin Racing team ended behind Lotus Racing in the overall team rankings.

The budget airlines owners had wagered the friendly bet at the start of the Formula One (F1) season in March.

Lotus Racing finished 10th while Virgin Racing came in last (12).

Sir Richard Branson

The online world has been abuzz about the bet, with blogs, Twitter and news portals worldwide picking up on the result of the wager. The excitement is fuelled further by the fact that Fernandes said Branson would be expected to wear high heels during the flight and perform tasks like any other crew member, including cleaning the toilets. Reuters had previously reported that Branson was looking for loopholes to get out of shaving his legs. The money raised on the flight would go to the Virgin Group boss’ charity of choice.

-thestar online.