CHILDREN (and adults, let’s be real) can find getting a haircut anxiety-inducing, but one barber has come up with an unconventional solution.

Gary Hemmant, from Aylsham, Norfolk, the U.S., started working as a mobile barber for kids when he realized loads of his clients hated going to the salon for a trim — and lets kids sit on his bike while they get their haircut to soothe their nerves. When the father of four turned up to clients’ homes on his Huoniao 125-8 motorbike, he noticed all the children were desperate to sit on the bike, so he decided to make it a key part of his service.

Just being popped down on the bike gives nervous children a decent distraction, keeping them occupied and sitting still while Gary cuts their mop.

Gary said: “I have seen so many children over the years struggle in barber shops with noise or with the heavy-handedness of some barbers.

“Young children can get really anxious, especially if they have special educational needs and disabilities or sensory issues.

“The motorbike is a just a mode of transport to get from one client to another but it’s been a huge hit with some of my young clients, something to take the anxiety of having a haircut away even briefly and weather permitting actually quite a handy seat if they want to have their hair cut on the bike itself.”

He has changed many professions before he found his true passion and is happy he now gets to do something he enjoys.(SD-Agencies)

(SD-Agencies)