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There is a chronic shortage of male strippers in north London, it has been claimed.

The director of strip firm Butlers with Bums, Dan Hartley, said a lack of performers had “taken a toll” on parts of the capital.

He told the Barnet Times his firm were in dire need of more good-looking muscle-bound young men to entertain women at hen dos.

Mr Hartley told the paper: "We have a lot of demand for our buff butlers across the UK for hen dos, birthday parties and corporate events, but the shortage has taken a toll on specific areas."

The firm is hunting for men aged from 23 and 40 years old who are happy to wear the company’s signature attire - an apron, collar, cuffs and bow tie.

Mr Hartley said they were looking for “gym enthusiasts” and “fitness fads” and were specifically recruiting in the Borehamwood and Barnet area.

The director of the Sussex-based firm claimed most of the butlers have full-time jobs were able to make up to £300 extra a week on the side as strippers.

Alongside stripping, the men were also needed for life-drawing work, he said.