A woman who has been growing her hair for 17 years is now a real-life Rapunzel with locks that measure a staggering 6ft 11in long, putting her just one inch away from having 7ft hair.
Rin Kambe, 42, says she often has to tie her hair into a bun to help keep it away from the floor, because at just 5ft 5in herself, she struggles to do daily tasks if her hair is down, as it's over a foot longer than she is.
And the model's impressive locks are even four whole inches longer than lanky football legend Peter Crouch.
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It takes Rin more than an hour to wash her hair and two hours to blow dry it, and although she's able to tie it back into a bun in just 10 minutes, she often has to change the bun's position throughout the day because it's so heavy it gives her a headache.
The woman, from Tokyo, Japan, said: "If I keep my hair down, I have problems with almost everything I do, it's so easy to trip over. I can't even go to the bathroom, let alone change my clothes or eat noodle soup. If my hair is down, I'm reluctant to even go outside.
"I wash my hair twice a week and do a lot of treatment. After washing, I dry it quickly by blowing air. It takes an hour to wash my hair and take a treatment and scalp massage, two hours to dry it and then brush it and care. I do my best to wash my hair so that it doesn't get damaged. It takes three hours to do that.
"I feel that my hair is my precious partner in life. It's still growing every day. Usually, people's first reaction is to question if my hair is real. When they learn that it is they are both shocked and impressed.
"I never think about cutting my hair. My head doesn't hurt but sometimes the hairline and scalp feel heavy."
Rin previously worked as a dancer in the early 2000s and at the time, she sported a short bob hairstyle that's drastically different from the long tresses she has today.
The model decided to let her hair grow because her short cut didn't feel characteristic or memorable, and she wanted to stand out while also recognising Japanese culture, as long hair is symbolic of Japanese princesses in the Heian period.
She added: "I had short hair when I was a child, however after becoming a dancer and picturing myself dancing with long hair, I don't even think about cutting it short ever again.
"When I wake up in the morning, it takes less than 10 minutes to brush and put my hair together. I can do it in five minutes when I am in a hurry because I like to twist my hair into a hairnet to prevent it from getting tangled up or getting stressed when I sleep, and when I wake up, it is usually organised neatly in the hair net.
"When I am active that day, I lightly brush my hair a few times when I put it back together."
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