Motherly love: Bearded Vivian Wheeler has been reunited with her son, Richard Lorenc, after 33 years

For a 33-year-old man who was looking for his biological mother, it was the last thing he expected to find.

Following a series of back problems Kansas-based Richard Lorenc decided to find out more about his family tree.

And six weeks after asking the authorities in Kansas, he had his answer: His mother was a 62-year-old bearded hermaphrodite who performed at circuses.

Vivian Wheeler and Richard's maternal grandmother, he was informed, both suffered from hypertrichosis, or werewolf syndrome - meaning they had facial hair, even as children.

This intrigued Richard, and he was determined to find out more - and meet his long-lost mother.

And, having searched on the Internet, discovered pictures of a woman with the same name working at sideshows and circuses.

'I knew it was her as soon as I saw the picture online,' he said. 'We have a resemblance.'

He had no way to contact her, though, and he pestered a number of people who knew her in the trade, including George 'The Giant' McArthur, who at 7ft 3ins is the world's tallest sword-swallower.

Only a few weeks later Vivian happened to attend an event George was performing in, and the giant was able to tell her about her boy wanting to contact her.

A Seventh-Day Adventist, she was overjoyed and thought it a miracle.

'The Holy Spirit told me to go,' she said. 'He told me George had something to tell me that was very important.

'I hollered at him from behind, and he turned around and told me my son was looking for me.

'I told God I wanted to know if I had grandchildren and if my son was alive. Then, like snapping your fingers, his wife called me.'

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He looks older than thirty three ( and I don't like the red shirt his Mum's wearing )

Before I opened the thread I said to myself

"It's gotta be the Daily Mail"

'I knew it was her as soon as I saw the picture online,' he said. 'We have a resemblance.'

Yup - they're both <deleted> ugly.

'I knew it was her as soon as I saw the picture online,' he said. 'We have a resemblance.'

Yup - they're both <deleted> ugly.

People with ginger facial hair should get free razors or something. Criminalise it now!

People with ginger facial hair should get free razors or something. Criminalise it now!

You being from the East Coast of that strange bit of land to the North of Geordieland are probably ginger, so I won't get involved in this any further.

(pun/synonym intended)

I say nothing.

But, i think it is quite nice.

How many of you adopted kids wonddered about you're real birth mother? And thought and thought all those years until you got that letter....

And then you go and meet her... Seems like a nice lady.

I am a red head and proud of it.

OK, i could never accept the fact that my mum had a beard.

This is strange

This is strange

I agree. The lack of acceptance of one's mother's beard shows a certain weakness of character............

This is strange

I agree. The lack of acceptance of one's mother's beard shows a certain weakness of character............

Comeon get real.....its not the beard thats the problem (nor the penis next to the clitoris) but you would of thought she'd at least straighten her freakin glasses before the paper photo shoot - cripes