
Mario – LONDON
Why do you want to be Mr Rubber UK?
When did you buy or get your first item of rubber clothing?
What do you like about rubber?
If you won Mr Rubber UK, what contribution would you make to the UK Rubber community?

Chris – BRIGHTON
Why do you want to be Mr Rubber UK?
When did you buy or get your first item of rubber clothing?
What do you like about rubber?
Leather etc which cost thousands for
One bluf outfit
If you won Mr Rubber UK, what contribution would you make to the UK Rubber community?

Stuart – SALFORD
Why do you want to be Mr Rubber UK?
When did you buy or get your first item of rubber clothing?
What do you like about rubber?
With latex rubber, I love the enclosed feeling, it being a second skin and with some of the gear I’ve got, the dehumanizing feel it has, not having any skin showing and being a 100% rubber drone is really appealing and I only really feel that when I am in gear like my full suit.
Being very honest, I used to be afraid of rubber as a material, if a friend offered for me to try theirs on I would back away purely because I know of the cost that can be involved and the importance of this kind of gear. That being said, I am a fully converted rubberman and it is in part both thanks to the welcoming community I’ve been lucky enough to join, and being able to dip my toe into the fetish through other rubbers such as neoprene.
With neoprene, I like the tactile nature of it, its great for long wear and feels incredibly comfy which is great when I’m being more active out and about or in a session.
If you won Mr Rubber UK, what contribution would you make to the UK Rubber community?
A conversation I’ve had a lot with people after an event is, “I’d have approached you but I myself was going through anxiety”, or “you should have approached me”, and from conversations I’ve had, identifying someone especially at events can be very difficult and it can hinder the fun you end up having at them.
I think that these social anxieties have unfortunately led to people especially of late blaming “cliques” and an appearance that the scene feels very inaccessible. When out myself I’ve seen individuals I’d wanted to talk to or say hi to but I had that anxiety that I wasn’t “good enough” for them, which is less to do with them as people, but more how my own anxieties play.
And I feel that thought processes very similar to that happen quite a bit with people who are new to the scene or do live with anxieties.So to work on combating this, and opening conversation and inclusion, I have a plan for the year with the title of Mr Rubber UK and beyond. Taking from a concept that has been successful within “cotton”, where if you see an individual with a safety pin on their lapel, they are signalling that they are a “safe space” to approach regarding any mental wobbles you could be going through, or just that they are a person you can feel confident you can talk to. Obviously asking fetishists to put a safety pin through their gear, least of all rubber, is not a great concept. But I have come up with an idea which I fell would work amazingly, keychains.
Most, if not all pieces of rubber gear have a zip, and with that, a safe area for a small keychain to be attached that symbolizes, in the same way as the safety pin, that at events you can feel comfortable to open a dialogue with that person, they are open to meeting new people, even if you think they are in a “clique” or a group, that keychain says “I want you to know the door for conversation is open and you should not have to worry about me rejecting your conversation or making you feel like you don’t belong at this event. You do”
It would be my goal during my year with the title, to visit as many events around the UK, work with organizers and help promote this concept to really help bring more people who are interested in the scene out, and to help anyone with anxieties to feel more confident.Obviously it would be incredibly clear that this keychain is not compulsory, and if you’re at a weekend or day-long event for example, you don’t need to wear it all the time. We all have wobbles and we all deserve a chance to breathe and care for our own mental state. And with a keychain, they are easy to hide under gear or in a bag or just somewhere that isn’t visible. Yes this can be done without the title, but with the title of Mr Rubber UK behind it, it can be so much more effective, visible a campaign and trusted within the community.
This concept would be physically putting me out there a lot, as the current Mr Rubber UK but also mentally, as mentioned I suffer with severe social anxiety, but I feel that is a positive rather than to my detriment. Because I try to be as vocal as possible about my mental health, and am open about my struggles, visiting events and showing rubbermen with social anxiety that I’m doing all of this I hope would help others feel inspired to be able to go to their first event and explore their fetish more, speak to more people and expand their circle of friends and essentially foster a much more engaged and embraced community within the scene.I truly feel this contribution, not only represented in the UK but also through representing for the European and International titles could make a significant change in opening up the scene to people who want to join and want to express themselves through kink and rubber, but have been too afraid to. And with this title I believe I can do everything detailed above and more in a respectful manner that brings more diversity and acceptance and breaks down barriers people feel exist within the scene and community.

Andrew – LEEDS
Why do you want to be Mr Rubber UK?
To show that the rubber scene is open to everyone of all different ages (I’m no spring chicken, I’m 43), backgrounds, body images and ethnicities. My discovery of the rubber scene has been wild and incredible, but has also shown me just how much of a true family we really are. I’d love to be able to show that to a wider market, as well as supporting the amazing people already within it.
I am so so proud to call myself a rubberman, I’ve met so many incredible people, formed lifelong friendships, and this would be my ultimate thank you to them, for helping me through some tough times, for showing and helping me find myself, and for welcoming me into a place I truly feel I belong.
It’s time for me to be brave and finally say… Hey world, this is me. The real me.
When did you buy or get your first item of rubber clothing?
What do you like about rubber?
If you won Mr Rubber UK, what contribution would you make to the UK Rubber community?
By honouring the position with absolute pride and conviction, to show that the UK rubber community is so much more than just getting dressed and going to events. It’s about an incredible brotherhood of men of all different ages, body sizes, ethnicities, and backgrounds. You don’t necessarily need a six-pack, or a wardrobe of 400 different outfits, you’re welcome whatever we look like, and let’s face it, we all look wicked!!To bring home the message that you’re in a place where people respect and care for you, look out for you, and won’t let you fall… But if you do, we’re there for you too. You’ve been so brave to discover the real you, and you’re in good hands now.
That’s my discovery of the UK rubber scene and that’s what I’d like to bring forward into 2019-2020. Rubber is sexy as hell, it’s fun, it’s wild, and it’s an honour to be part of such an amazing family.

Thomas – LONDON
Why do you want to be Mr Rubber UK?
Rubber helped me find my confidence again, after years of loathing myself.
I have body issues, huge ones, I have mental issues, insecurities, but at the same time I try my best to overcome them and I’m not afraid to talk about them publicly. I want our representant to be someone relatable, and someone that people would say that if this insecure af bitch managed to fit herself in that unbreathable material as a way to feel better about herself, then maybe they can too.
When did you buy or get your first item of rubber clothing?
What do you like about rubber?
If you won Mr Rubber UK, what contribution would you make to the UK Rubber community?