<b>United States presidential hopeful Donald Trump has hired a Suffolk thatcher to sort out his famous hair.</b>

The American billionaire had been spotted in Suffolk twice in recent months, sparking rumours that he was planning to expand his luxury hotel empire to the region.

But the Suffolk Gazette can reveal he has in fact been in secret meetings with thatcher Derek Williams.

Trump, 69, is famous for his cringeworthy hairstyle, which features a bizarre back-to-front combover. He fears the style could cost him votes should he ever be nominated by the Republicans to run for the presidency.

And he has told pals that he has a recurring nightmare that wakes him up at night in a sweat - he is waving to the press as he steps off his presidential helicopter outside the White House, and the rotors blow his hair clean off.

His aids learnt about the famous work of Suffolk thatchers, who make such highly-skilled success of thatching the roofs of picture-postcard Suffolk cottages.

They discovered that secret techniques used by the skilled craftsmen could be used on human hair to create a thicker look that was stronger in all weather conditions.

We understand that during one of his consultations in Suffolk with Mr Williams, from Waldringfield, near Ipswich, Mr Trump was put in a specialist wind tunnel to see how his hair would withstand 



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