TO HAVE beautiful long hair is just a dream for some girls and the envy of most, not so, for Ammanford’s very own real-life Rapunzel.

Schoolgirl Katy White, of Bishop Road, is four-foot eleven-inches tall, and her hair measures an extraordinary three-foot four-inches.

Not really surprising, as the 12-year-old has only had her hair trimmed three times her entire life.

“There was one incident,” said mum Barbara.

“When Katy was six-years-old she cut two large chunks out of the front of her hair.

“It took ages for it to grow back but since then, she hasn’t tried to cut it herself.”

Not short of admirers of her golden locks, she constantly gets stopped by people who are stunned at just how long her hair is.

“We were on holiday in Germany recently, and an American lady stopped and asked if she could take a photograph of Katy’s hair, she couldn’t believe how long is,” added Barbara.

On average, Katy’s hair takes an hour to wash and nearly as long to dry, but the real-life Rapunzel has no plans to cut it anytime soon.

“People comment on my hair all the time, I’m used to it now,” said Katy.

“I can’t imagine having it cut, although I do have it tied back most of the time, especially when I’m in school.”

Having never officially had her hair measured, hair specialist Lisa Bryan from Bedazzled, based in Ammanford, kindly stepped in and offered her services.

“I have never seen hair this long before,” said Lisa.

“I can officially announce her hair is three-foot four-inches, this is a record.”

Dad John explained when Katy was little, it was his wife’s choice not to cut her hair, but as Katy has got older she just refused to let anyone cut it.

“I have no idea why she won’t have it cut, my wife and I have asked her many times, but she keeps refusing, at the end of the day its her choice,” said John.

“It would be interesting to know if she has the longest hair in the UK for her age and height.”

A spokesperson from the Guinness World Record said: “That is some long hair for a girl of her age.”

Katy’s other passion is Choi Kwang Do, she has already achieved her Purple Belt and is three away from gaining her Black Belt.

 

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