Liaoning China (AHN) - Broken-hearted after calling it quits with his long time girlfriend the world's hairiest man is now looking for someone who could help him mend his tattered emotions and hopefully walk down the aisle with him.
According to an internet browser he saw the name of 29 -year old Yu Zhenhuan by chance in an online dating agency looking for a new girlfriend.
"I was amazed to see his picture there since I'd been hearing he was going to get married soon. So I called the media" said the man who squealed on Yu on condition of anonymity.
His story however was confirmed by Yu himself.
"We got to know each other through the internet and had been seeing each other for three years. Unfortunately our relationship has come to an end" Yu said of his past relationship.
"My whole body is covered with hair and my parents are worried I won't be able to find a wife. Many girls are shocked when they see me in person" added Yu who hails from Liaoning.
"I feel like King Kong hideous but with a soft and tender heart" said Yu who was recognized in 2002 as the world's hairiest man by the Guinness Book of Records.
The world's hairiest man is also aspiring to be chosen along 21779 people who will carry the Olympic torch on its roundabout 85000-mile voyage this year.