With her long golden hair, schoolgirl Katy White could be Wales' answer to fairytale heroine Rapunzel.
Katy,
a pupil at Amman Valley Comprehensive, isn't short of admirers, who
stop her to marvel at the length of her hair - which is almost the same
height as her.
Katy, of Bishop Road, Ammanford, is 4ft 11in and her hair, which flows to the back of her knees, measures 3ft 4in.
'There was a time, when Katy was about
six, when she decided to cut two big chunks out of the front of her
hair,' said mother Barbara.
'I saw the
hair in the bin and assumed Katy had thrown a doll away. When I pulled
the hair out I turned around and saw that Katy had two huge steps in the
front of her hair. Apart from that she's only ever had it trimmed at
the hairdressers, and only three times.'
But as well as attracting admirers, Katy's hair also creates it own problems.
'It
may be beautiful but it can also be pretty deadly,' laughed Barbara.
'She practices the martial art Choi Kwang Do, and to do that we have to
put her hair in a plait.
'The
only problem is that when she spins, her hair whips round, and people
have to move out of the way. It's like a secret weapon.'
On average,
Katy's hair takes an hour to wash and just as long to dry. 'People stop
me to ask about 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.'
Despite its
head-turning capabilities, a spokesperson from the Guinness World
Record said Katy's hair is not yet record-breaking but added: 'That is
some long hair for a girl of her age.'
Asha Mandela and her 55ft long dreadlocks currently hold the world title.
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