It was yet another successful BearScotFest - an event hosted by the BearScots of Edingburgh, Scotland. Jonathan Robinson (FunFur.tv - articles - YouTube - TubeBear) was there with his camera and he picked up some fine footage of them extremely handsome Scottish Bears. He put together a montage which you can see here. And wait - there's more - for some hot photos - check out James BearPix site.

Now this post is a month behind (explained below) but check out this video as it will reveal  results from 'Bears got Talent' (articles) ... drums... well bonjour it's Christopher and his funky violin. Congrats to Rob and Michael for getting into the top 3 and doing their thing. Oh, you've just partook in yet another very fine production from Britain's own Jonathan Robinson (FunFur.tv - YouTube - profile).

Not only are Bears cute and they take up a lot of our 'fantasy' time (as in, when you're fantasizing about someone lying on top of you, it's a Bear)... well Bears got Talent as well! From the maker of 'Britain's Next Bear Model' (articles) comes another Bear talent show spinoff. British director Jonathan Robinson (FunFur.tv - YouTube - profile) has put together a video in which you watch 8 contestants from around the world do their 'thing' and you get to vote for the next 3 who'll go on to the 2nd round. There's guys who sing, dance, play the violin and guitar... and there's one who splashes into pools (... no comment ...), and finally, one contestant who can vows he can crack every part of his body. I really hope he goes on to the next round 'cause he said he can crack his toes which I'd like to see (yes, I'm a little twisted). Go check it out for yourself, and cast your vote by leaving your comments.

Jonathan Robinson has been doing an extreme amount of work within the Bear realm. His Bearish career started when he followed the ManBears as they made their way in a parade and he filmed the affair. From then on he's turned out more short Bear videos than anyone else I can think of. He then opened up FunFur.tv, a site in which you can download his videos in high-res, all the while Jonathan has made his stuff available from his YouTube channel.

He has worked on a ton of stuff, such as the BSI (Bear Scene Investigation) to the incredibly well produced 'Britain's Next Bear Model' (articles) which we here at PlanetBears followed religiously for the 8 weeks it aired. As well, Jonathan has dabbled with Bear adult material, stuff you can download on FunFur.tv.

Check out this spotlight on Jonathan done by the UK Guardian. Jonathan speaks how he went from producing for TV to the internet and how he foresees how our viewing habits will change in the future. And you will also see the really cute Seamus McAteer (website - article) who has a few good words to add.

It's really great to see Jonathan Robinson receive the credit he definitely deserves. If you feel like sending Jonathan a little 'hello' note, visit his TubeBear profile.

Here's a new video from Jonathan Robinson of FunFur.tv (website - YouTube - profile), yet this video is quite different from those we're used to from Jonathan; it's concerning a young man who was known as Ahmet Yildiz (1982 - 2008), a good looking Turkish who fell victim to Turkey's first gay 'honour killing'.

From this Independent article: "In a corner of Istanbul today, the man who might be described as Turkey's gay poster boy will be buried – a victim, his friends believe, of the country's deepening friction between an increasingly liberal society and its entrenched conservative traditions. Ahmet Yildiz, 26, a physics student who represented his country at an international gay gathering in San Francisco last year, was shot leaving a cafe near the Bosphorus strait this week. Fatally wounded, the student tried to flee the attackers in his car, but lost control, crashed at the side of the road and died shortly afterwards in hospital. His friends believe Mr. Yildiz was the victim of the country's first gay honour killing".

For a really nice tribute, take a look at this Beargi magazine ~ issue #31. Beargi is an online Turkish mag for Bears (website - articles) created by the Bears of Turkey. And click here to see a drawing done by Tagame (website)(this is the original picture - colour - b&w). Lastly, check out this blog dedicated to Ahmet. Jonathan is asking all to post this video on their blogs.

Fur, fur, fur... it's all about the fur...

It's episode 3 with HotFur. Who is HotFur? It's Declan, Kev, and Sean (who was the very cute runner up in 'Britain's Next Bear Model' (articles). In this video, Jonathan Robinson of FunFur.tv (website - YouTube - profile) dresses these 3 gents as construction workers and sneak them onto a building set for a photo shoot. See some photos from this shoot here (pics by Kevin Allsopp ~ Flickr page). Stay tuned because in episode 4, you will get to see HotFur in the rehearsal studios. Are they a musical band? A dancing Bear band? Bears who act? I honestly don't know. We'll all just have to wait and see.

The following is from Jonathan Robinson of FunFur.tv (website - YouTube - profile): "Beary Christmas everyone, have a good safe holiday. A new film with Sean from 'Britain's Next Bear Model' (articles), along with his 'HotFur' band mates Decland and Kev, is waiting for you to view for free on the video section of FunFur.tv". To view their videos, you have to sign up but it's free. To see some photos from this video, click here (pics by Kevin Allsopp ~ Flickr page).

The following is from Jonathan Robinson (website - YouTube - profile): "Over the Christmas period 4 brand new videos will be making an appearance on FunFur.tv and on the YouTube channel. Several contestants from 'Britain's Next Bear Model' (articles) return- firstly Sean introduces Kev and Declan from his Bear band 'Hot Fur' - we get to see them Christmas shopping and ice skating, with both situations ending in chaos! See that video here.

Roger and Raff go along to XXL London to see the Freemasons and meet some of the regulars, involving something with rubber gloves! All of the films on Jonathan's YouTube channel over December are supported by the biggest and best Bear club - XXL London - meaning the Beary videos can be made better than ever".

Click here to see some pics (photos taken by Kevin Allsopp - Flickr page).

Now that Britain's Next Bear Model is over (articles), the winner has been announced, what you need to do is get yourself a copy of the DVD (cover). What you will be getting is all of the episodes edited together into a 60 minute feature (with no teases nor credits apart from those at the end of the show).

As a bonus, you will also get a 12 minute feature called 'Bears on Bears'. This is where they talk in the 'diary room' to all of the contestants, and the contestants talk about the other contestants. Maker Jonathan Robinson  (website - profile) states that he expects to get a few irate emails from some of the guys once they see that! You can get an idea of what this 'Bears on Bears' is going to look like from this preview on Jonathan's YouTube channel.

Also, Jonathan sent in this to PlanetBears: On Steve. It's only 40 seconds but it's a hoot. Personally, I really liked Steve. I was hoping to see him make it to the top 3 (my choice would have been Sean, Steve and either Leopold or Kris... with Sean most likely winning... however that's not how it ended up, now did it). Anyhow, the diary section looks great.

Lastly - more photos.

Jonathan Robinson (website - YouTube - profile) ~ the man responsible for the smash series 'Britain's Next Bear Model' ~ is informing us that the DVD is now available (cover) and you can purchase here (via Paypal). Also, there's a DVD giveaway ~ check out this video from Jonathan for all the details.

It's been a wild ride yet the truly entertaining Britain's Next Bear Model series has come to an end. The 3 finalists were Alan, Raff and Sean... and I think everyone thought that Sean with his classic Bearish looks was going to win yet it was Raff with his sultry accent and killer smile who was crowned as the very first Mr. Bear Model. A lot of the guys who participated were seriously cute, however it was us that voted for who we wanted, and Raff came out top.

Here at PlanetBears, we've have been following the show since it's inception. If you missed any of our articles, then click here. We've also received quite a few photos from Jonathan which were included with some of the articles (photo set #1 - photo set #2 - photo set #3).

It's down to the wire and only 3 contestants are left in 'Britain's Next Bear Model', and those 3 Bears would be Alan, Raff and Steve. We found this out in the latest show - Episode 7 - Part A - and we will find out the grand winner in Part B of Episode 7 which they will be airing this weekend (I believe).

However, I've got an inside tip already... one of them has been knocked out of the race, leaving only 2. Who was cut...? Sadly It was Alan (he was so funny... and raunchy). So now the race is on between Raff and Steve.

Want to see some more fantastic shots of these incredible men? Well then click here. There's 2 sets of photos - one set is the 3 finalists playing around at the office (you see a short clip of that in Episode 7), and there's another set of photos of the 2 finalists together. Lastly, here is an excellent Safe Sex Guide pamphlet which includes photos of the final 3 (it's in .pdf format and it's shy 20mb). Remember, you can download all of the episodes of 'Britain's Next Bear Model' in high resolution over at FunFur.tv.

Well it's down to the final 3 in Britain's Next Bear Model. Here at PlanetBears we've been following this show diligently (articles). Our conclusion so far...? British men are very very hot and extremely sexy, and this show has been produced with utter excellence. It's been tons fun to watch, the contestants have been greats sports, yet all good things must come to an end, and this show is nearly done.

We now know who the 3 finalist, and that would be Alan (pic #1 ~ pic #2), Raff (pic #1 ~ pic #2) and Sean (pic #1 ~ pic #2). What they are doing now is that they have broken up the final episodes into 2 parts, and today you get to see Part A on YouTube. We don't get to find out who the winner is until Part B, so you have to stay tuned.

Lastly - click here to see the photos they were distributing during this latest episode (and if you missed the article we posted with the contestants in their underwear, then click here). And, in this latest episode, You'll also notice that the finalists were working on a photo shoot in an office setting - we'll be getting to see those photos in an upcoming update.

If you haven't been following 'Britain's Next Bear Model', then it's about you did because they have now chosen the final 3. They started off with 8 contestants and over the past few weeks it was online votes that chose the finalists. Check out Episode #6 and you just might be surprised to find out exactly who made it (note - don't read the comments until after or else feel the spoil).

Jonathan Robinson of FunFur.tv (profile) has mentioned to keep an eye out all this week on his YouTube channel as he will be posting more on this series. And you have up until November 8th to vote for Britain's Next Bear model and the way to do that is either go to EuroWoof or on the FunFur forum.

I gotta tell you that I was surprised with the results. I only picked 1 of the guys right, the other 2 were a complete surprise... looks like a hot and heavy race to the end... (ps - in episode #5 they had to do a photo shoot in their briefs - click here to see some great photos from that shoot).

1 word... underwear...

ok... 3 words... Bears in Underwear.

PlanetBears has been following the Britain's Next Bear Model series very closely (articles). The show is brought to you by ManBears and Funfur.tv. We have arrived at Episode #5 (see all the episodes here) and it's time to see the 8 contestants strut their stuff in their undies. The men were not told about an impromptu photo shoot having them strip down to their Skivvies.

There's not much time left to vote for your favourite Bear. You get to choose which make the final 3 by visiting the FunFur.tv forum. Need a little help deciding who you like? Well here are some excellent shots from this shoot sent in by Jonathan Robinson (articles - profile). It's time to meet the contestants a little better (in alphabetical order - photos by Trooper):

Alan ~ Photo #1 - Photo #2

Des ~ Photo #1 - Photo #2

Kris ~ Photo #1 - Photo #2

Leopold ~ Photo #1 - Photo #2

Raff ~ Photo #1 - Photo #2

Roger ~ Photo #1 - Photo #2

Sean ~ Photo #1 - Photo #2

Steve ~ Photo #1 - Photo #2

Click here to see episode #4 of 'Britain's Next Bear Model' (articles). ManBears and Funfur.tv have joined forces in order to bring you this 'first of its kind' for Bears and those that admire them. 8 contestants living in a flat, all of them competing to be the very 1st UK Bear model. In this episode, things heat up in the washroom as shaving cream starts spewing all over the place. Also, they seem to be getting reprimanded a lot in this one.

It's up to you to choose who goes and who stays, so cast your votes on the FunFur.tv forum.

Here at PlanetBears, we've been following the news on what's been going on with the new series 'Britain's Next Bear Model' - just check out these articles, however the following is a press release from the makers of the show:

"Standby for Action! ManBears and Funfur.tv have launched 'Britain's Next Bear Model'. Anything can happen in the next six weeks, as you decide who's a top in the grizzliest competition ever. See the 8 hairy finalists (photo) as they get to know each other, living, sleeping and playing together in the world’s first Bear reality TV series, facing some hair-raising challenges, some close shaves and… Netty!

To view the first episode please visit Jonathan Robinson's YouTube page. Nothing will go unnoticed nor unpunished as our cameras track their every movement, growl, grope, slurp and snog 24/7. From modeling to pasty eating, from banoffee pie to leather, our Bears will have to play hard in this Grrrrruelling contest, in order to win your votes.

Broadcasting on YouTube, Funfur.tv and EuroWoof, voting commences on October 5th, with an accumulating score for each of our eight finalists. The winner will be announced on November 9th and will receive a big cash prize, with their hairy chest splashed across a magazine cover. Only one will be crowned Britain's Next Bear Model. Let the battle commence!

Gerard Gudgion of ManBears said: 'As far as I know this is a world first for a group like ours to produce and promote a reality series. For the first time I think people are going to be able to see beyond the body shape of Bears and get a real understanding of Bear culture'.

Jonathan Robinson of Funfur.tv said: 'I've worked on big reality TV before such as 'I'm A Celebrity…', but nothing beats this competition for excitement and generating opinion. Seeing the first comments on Youtube shows what diversity the 8 contestants offer!'.

For more information or interviews with any of the contestants please  call 0161 432 4947".

It's episode #3 in 'Britain's Next Bear Model'. This great show is headed by Jonathan Robinson (articles - profile) who has made a ton of Bearish videos in the past few years which you can check out from his YouTube page as well as his site FunFur.tv. In conjunction is EuroWoof and the Manchester Bears ManBears who have also been contributing to this fun show.

Right now we're still getting to know the 8 contestants as they all bunk up in a flat together. There's little romances forming here and there, all the while we're hearing touches of gossip. Remember - these men are there to win and to be the very first Bear Model.

How this works is that you watch the shows and you vote for your favourite contestant. In a few weeks, 3 will be chosen to move on to the finals. It's great fun as these cute Bearish men rival, and some of these guys are superbly cute. Stay tuned (and if you haven't been following, here's an article about episode #1 and an article on episode #2).

Last week we told you about a new show called 'Britain's Next Bear Model' (article) which consists of 8 guys living in the same room as they compete to be UK's newest Bear model.

In episode #1, we got to meet 5 of the 8 contestants, and even though I try to remain as biased as possible, I did slip in that I thought Steve was cute (well, so is Alan... and so is Kris... however Steve definitely wins the Daddy Bear vote). Well in the newest episode (#2), the final 3 competitors have entered, and say hello to Raff (woof) Leopold (double woof) Sean (triple woof). Yes, Sean is now a new favourite of mine... however it's not up to me who is going to win this thing, it's up to you.

You need to head on over to either EuroWoof (you need to register) or even better, just head on over to the FunFur.tv forum (no registration needed) and cast your vote on who you think should first make it to the top 3 to finally down to #1. This is episode 2 out of 7, so keep watching as things begin to heat up now that all the cuteys are together.

There are 8 contestants running to be Britain's Next Bear Model. This is an excellent new show by the collaborative works of Jonathan Robinson of FunFur.tv (website - articles - profile), EuroWoof and Manchester Bears ManBears (website).

8 men are going to be living together to compete for this title. And you can vote online at EuroWoof from the beginning of October up until the beginning of November at which point they will announce the final 3. Just make sure to tune in Jonathan's YouTube channel to keep updated on this one. I already have a favourite, which I'm not going to mention (Steve), altho we only do get to meet 4 and we'll be meeting the next 3 in the upcoming episode so I just might change my mind when I see them all together. In any account, this looks it's going to be one excellent show to watch.

Some news from Funfur.tv (website - articles - profile): "3 brand new films for your viewing pleasure... the Bear Olympics! Check out the trailer here on YouTube (channel). You can also download the full 21 minutes in hi-res from their FunFur site for simply $3.

As well - new in the forum: '...He was standing in front of me with his hairy body all exposed. I dropped to my knees and kissed his hairy belly as I removed his belt. He was so hairy that hair hung over his belt. I looked up at him and watched his face as I slowly unzipped his pants'...  Read the full story in the 'Bear Sex' section".