Justin Bieber to auction off hair

Justin Bieber has said that he is auctioning off his his for charity.

The singer gave a lock of the hair to talk show host Ellen Degeneres during a surprise appearance on her show.

He told Ellen: 'I wanted to do something good. I'm giving pieces of it to different people.

'We want you to donate it to whatever charity you want.'

Ellen revealed that she was going to auction the hair off on her website and give the proceeds to California animal organisation The Gentle Barn.