Wow: Girl, 12, has 3ft 4in golden locks which she's only cut three times in her life (Photos)

 With her long golden hair, schoolgirl Katy White could be Wales' answer to fairytale heroine Rapunzel.

Katy, a pupil at Amman Valley Comprehensive, isn't short of admirers, who stop her to marvel at the length of her hair - which is almost the same height as her.  Katy, of Bishop Road, Ammanford, is 4ft 11in and her hair, which flows to the back of her knees, measures 3ft 4in.

Realife life Rapunzel: Katy White, aged 12, is 4ft 11in and her hair, which flows to the back of her knees, measures 3ft 4in In her 12 year life she has only had her hair cut three times (apart from the time she cut her own fringe).

'There was a time, when Katy was about six, when she decided to cut two big chunks out of the front of her hair,' said mother Barbara. 

Great lengths: In her 12 year life, Katy, who wears her hair in a plait mostly, has only had her hair cut three times (apart from the time she cut her own fringe)

Lengthy process: On average, Katy's hair takes an hour to wash and just as long to dry but a local hairdresser, who measured it, said it's in great condition

Loves her locks: Despite having trouble with it when she practices sports, Katy says she can't imagine ever cutting her hair

'I saw the hair in the bin and assumed Katy had thrown a doll away. When I pulled the hair out I turned around and saw that Katy had two huge steps in the front of her hair. Apart from that she's only ever had it trimmed at the hairdressers, and only three times.'

 But as well as attracting admirers, Katy's hair also creates it own problems.
'It may be beautiful but it can also be pretty deadly,' laughed Barbara. 'She practices the martial art Choi Kwang Do, and to do that we have to put her hair in a plait.

'The only problem is that when she spins, her hair whips round, and people have to move out of the way. It's like a secret weapon.'

Not quite long enough: Despite its head-turning capabilities, a spokesperson from the Guinness World Record said Katy's hair is not yet record-breaking