Ashton Kutcher’s scruffy new look has raised a few eyebrows, but it turns out the actor is sporting facial hair for religious reasons.

“Unlike what people think, Ashton is not growing a beard for a role,” an insider tells In Touch. “He is growing it because of the Jewish and Kabbalah holiday called Lag Ba’Omer. There is actually meaning behind it.”

The holiday, which fell on May 23, represents a break during the 49 days of mourning between Passover and Shavuot, and is celebrated with bonfires to mark the passing of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Traditionally, men shave their beards on the festive day, but it looks like Ashton decided to keep his!

Ashton, who had a bit of scruff in April, showed off a beard at the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball with wife, Demi Moore, on May 31 in LA.

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Ashton Kutcher is contemplating adopting a child with his wife, actress Demi Moore.

The 30-year-old is stepfather to Rumer, 19, Scout, 16, and Tallulah, 14 - Moore’s daughters with action star Bruce Willis - and the actor insists he dreams of “someday” expanding their brood with children of his own.

But the Hollywood heartthrob admits he hasn’t ruled out adoption, since he has always been drawn to the idea of taking in an orphaned child.

He says, “I have thought about adopting a kid my whole life. When I was eight I had a friend called Terry and one day he told me he was adopted.

“He said his parents told him there was a more special bond between them because they picked him. I thought that was pretty profound and I would be open to the idea.”

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Apparently Ashton Kutcher is taking it on the chin when it comes to being among People’s 100 Most Beautiful People – as he was declared in the issue that went on sale last Friday.

Showing him the page from the magazine when he appeared on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show Thursday, the host asked Kutcher what it was like to be “one of the most beautiful somethings in People magazine.”

“That’s a pre-beard photo,” was Kutcher’s reaction, also noting that “when I start to grow my beard … I get notches off” being judged beautiful.

Modeling his scruff, and brushing the side of his face with his hand, Kutcher, 30, said, “I can’t get hair to grow in this region.” DeGeneres suggested that what he had was a “beard combover.”

As it is, Kutcher declared that he was more interested in making People’s Sexiest Man Alive list, something he claimed both he and Patrick Dempsey are lobbying for.

“Once you’re beautiful, you can sort of lean into sexy,” Kutcher philosophized.

As for his wife Demi Moore’s reaction to all this, Kutcher told DeGeneres, “I’m her Sexiest Man.”

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