A 47-year-old woman already has a world record but wants to go even bigger - despite doctors warning it could paralyse her
Meet Asha Mandela - whose amazing 55ft locks are longer than a bus.
The 47-year-old already has a world record but wants to go even bigger - despite doctors warning it could paralyse her.
"My hair has become part of me. It is my life. I will never cut it," said the mother-of-one, from Atlanta, Georgia.
Asha, who calls her dreadlocks "her baby", credits them with helping her overcome cancer, two strokes and two heart-attacks.
Her incredible hair has also brought her fans across the world and she has launched her own secret hair formula on the back of her success.
But they can also be a bit of a drag.
Her hair weighs almost three stone - equivalent to the weight of a reception-age child.
It takes two days to wash and dry and is even heavier when wet.
It can also get easily trapped in doors or snag on bushes.
She has to wind it up into an African-style baby sling when she leaves the house which gives her a greater degree of freedom.
But she still worries that "someone with a hair fetish" will cut of lock of her hair when she is not looking.
Doctors have also asked her to consider cutting her hair for health reasons, including the risk of bacterial infection.
But their main concern is the weight.
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