People have been telling and listening to fairy tales for many many years. In fact, the first fairy tales date back as far as the 17th century. The short stories filled with magic, beautiful princesses, knights in shining armor, and evil stepmothers, are still told today. Many of them have been made into some of the most memorable Disney films of all time. In 2010, one of the world’s most beloved fairy tales came to animation, with Disney’s movie Tangled.
Tangled tells the popular tale of Rapunzel, the long-haired princess who was locked away in an evil witch’s tower until she is saved by a handsome knight who climbs up her long hair to get to her. Tangled was an instant hit, and has since inspired children all over the world to grow out their hair so they can be like their idol. One woman, who is now 26 years old, was inspired by Rapunzel way before Tangled, and has been growing out her hair since she was a child. She now considers herself the real-life Rapunzel.
With beautiful brown hair flowing down to the ground, Aliia Nasyrova’s mane measures at 7 and a half feet and weighs over 4 pounds. While it is certainly impressive, living life with such long hair has its fair share of challenges, from neck pain to difficult hair care. As you probably have already guessed, taking care of her precious locks is not easy, and requires a large amount of both money and time in order to keep her hair free of split ends, shiny, and voluminous. Just to brush her hair alone takes a full hour, and to air dry it can take a whole day! Since the internet has caught view of her insanely long mane, she has gone viral and is somewhat of an online celebrity. Her social media sites have thousands of followers, with admirers leaving her messages of support, love, and jealousy on a daily basis. However, not everyone is pleased with Aliia’s lengthy hair, and she has received plenty of hateful messages. Many people don’t understand her lifestyle, and why she would spend such a great deal of money, and time, on keeping her hair long. Multiple people have begged Aliia to cut her hair, and claim that she would look much better with a shorter hairdo.
Aliia, however, refuses to give in to the negative attention, and insists that she will never cut off her luscious long locks.
[post_page_title]Real Rapunzel[/post_page_title]
Most of us recall hearing the story of Rapunzel – the woman whose long hair helped her knight in shining armor rescue her from a lonely tower – when we were children. While it is a lovely story, the thought of having such long hair seems unrealistic. However, one fan of the fairy tale, decided to make the story a reality and has dedicated her life towards becoming the real-life Rapunzel.
