The real Rapunzel

The mother-of-one from Atlanta, Georgia, said: 'My hair has become part of me. It is my life. I will never cut it.She is the real life Rapunzel with 55ft long dreadlocks that are longer than a bus.
Despite being warned by doctors that her hair that weighs three stone could paralyse her, Asha Mandela said she will never cut them.

Doctors have warned Mrs Mandela that her three stone hair could paralyse her

 Is more than 55ft long

Despite the weight of the dreadlocks, Mrs Mandela said she would feel like a 'zombie' without them

Asha Mandela's son Zion, 11, (second from right) holds up her dreadlocks alongside friends Alexis and Egypt Rose

Medics said her hair has caused a curvature of the spine and for her neck to collapse at the back