langcliffe
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beardedboy said:He was a clear Rupert, it was also clear that he was a bit of a softy. Therefore, he was awarded the nickname derived from Rupert the Bear. It stuck.
According to Wikipedia, "Grylls has one sibling, an elder sister, Lara Fawcett, who gave him the nickname 'Bear' when he was a week old.".
And softies don't survive in the SAS Territorials. You may remember the story of the three that died in the time trial march in the Brecon Beacons six years ago.