The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA huge brown bear abandoned as a cub has been given a second lease of life – finding fame as a supermodel in Russia in a real life version of beauty and the beast.Stepan, who weighs a staggering 53 stone, has won the hearts of thousands with his fairytale-inspired shoots.Snapped with a young girl donning a flowing dress, the huge beast can be seen paw-in-hand with the model as she leans in for a kiss.And in another, he sits patiently as he is fed by the Russian model in a woodland.Models have flocked from all over to be featured in Stepan’s shoots.The 28-year-old bear was introduced to photographer Mila Zhdanova by his owners Svetlana.
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