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She decided to stop having haircuts when she was six following a bad experience at the hairdressers.
She stuck by her decision for twelve years and previously described her long hair as her “lucky charm”.
But after growing her hair for over a decade and earning three Guinness World Records titles, Nilanshi made the decision to cut off her locks.
“My hair gave me a lot – because of my hair I am known as the ‘real life Rapunzel’… now it’s time to give it something back,” Nilanshi said.
It took Nilanshi a while to decide what she was going to do with her hair after she had cut it. She was deliberating between three options; auctioning it off, donating it to charity, or donating it to a museum.
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Nilanshi Patel from India grew her locks to a staggering 5ft 7in when she was 16
But she even increased this to 6ft 6.7in in time for her 18th birthday in July 2020
Ms Patel chose not to have her haircut when she was six after she had a bad cut
She stuck with it for 12 years and has previously referred to it as her lucky charm
The real-life Rapunzel has now decided to chop it off and donated it to museum