#BBCtrending: Why slightly flabby middle-aged guys are suddenly sexy

When 19-year-old university student Mackenzie Pearson wrote an article extolling the virtues of the slightly out-of-shape man, the reaction was huge - tens of thousands have been chatting about it on Twitter and Facebook.

Reporter: Mike Wendling

Video journalist: Greg Brosnan

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