Kikau defies parents, ‘mop’ to stay
Sydney: The blonde hair and wild hairdos within the NRL is here to stay, at least according to Viliame Kikau, with not even the parents of the Panthers giant holding enough sway to convince him to change his latest look.
As a flying Kikau leaped above a clumsy Storm attempt to score the matchwinner on Friday night, NSW coach Brad Fittler described the Fijian international’s hair as a “big, blonde squidgy mop” that was eager to soak up any opportunity that came his way.
Kikau said the mop nickname was likely to stick for the remainder of the season as he has no intentions to trade in the look despite his biggest fans, parents Apenisa and Lily urging him to reconsider on a daily basis.
“I’ve just heard everyone calling me a mop, I don’t really care, I’ll take the flying mop,” Kikau said.
“Since round two after the Dragons game I got the haircut and the plan is to grow it for all of this year.
“I’ve been getting heaps of messages from people on social media too telling me to cut it off. I’m going to keep growing it to make them angrier.
“[My parents] are still angry now, every time they call me they don’t say hello. I video call them every day back home and as soon as they click the camera button and see me they ask if I’ve cut my hair – that’s the first question – and then they say ‘Why is it still there?’
“I’m going to keep growing it until they have the chance to come Australia and then my dad will probably try and remove it himself.”
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