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Pesala Bandara & Charlie Duffield

Real-life Rapunzel goes viral after cutting her 4ft-long hair for first time in 19 years

A woman likened to a real-life rapunzel has gone viral after cutting her 4ft-long her into a chin-length bob.

Mum-of-two Vanessa Rasmusson, 26, from Utah, USA, became famous on TikTok ( @08vanessa .r) for her calf-length hair, which hadn't been trimmed for 19 years.

Yet recently, she made the decision to cut it, after realising how her own self-worth was dependent on her having long hair.

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