A Bolton barber has become a social media sensation for offering free cuts to rough sleepers - and now he is hoping to use his new found fame to inspire others to look out for each other.
Ezel Alsaadi, aged 24, has been giving trims to homeless people in the town centre, setting up his gear in the middle of Victoria Square.
He has been filming the haircuts and putting them on his TikTok account, @ezelcutz.
He told The Bolton News how he wants to inspire people.
Ezel said: "I've always wanted to do the homeless people, I didn't have the confidence as I am quite shy, but I thought it had to be done.
"I just want to try to help others and be an inspiration for others, I hope by doing this I will inspire others to do similar things.
"I haven't just done it in Bolton, I want to do it everywhere. I did it in Manchester last time and I have also done it in Bolton do it everywhere.
"I don't have any plans, but I will try my best to do one or two people every week."
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Ezel, who is Iraqi, was initially displaced to Syria, before events there forced him and his family to move to Bolton in 2014.
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He said: "I came here as a refugee when we moved here from Syria, when I was 14.
"They're homeless and when I was back home, you know how it feels. Anyone who has lost their keys and gets stuck outside for two to three hours, you go crazy because you can't go in.
"These people, they live for years outside with no food, nothing. These are the people who need help."
Ezel has previously worked at a relative's barbershop in Bolton, but currently does not work as he cares for his mother. He said he is looking to get back into barbering.
He added: "I want to do Manchester again, and maybe Liverpool, but I want to do everywhere.
"I do like barbering, I do it for fun, I like cutting my friends' hair."
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