In recent days, rumors have been swirling the internet stating that Disney is planning to launch a live-action film inspired by “Tangled”. The information emerged after The DisInsider portal shared that the project, which had already been announced before, has not yet been shelved by the studio.
With that, fans began to consider countless names that could be perfect to bring Rapunzel, the protagonist of the plot, to life. Among the actresses mentioned, we have Florence Pugh (Black Widow), Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!), Dove Cameron (Descendants), Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (I never…), Sabrina Carpenter (Girl knows the World).
However, something that not many remember is that, in the year 2021, the woman known as the “real-life Rapunzel” became the headlines of the newspapers by performing a noble act.
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the pakistani Zahab Khana professional squash player for the Pakistan national team, but who lives in the United States, went 18 years without cutting her hair, and managed to make her locks reach 190cm in length — thanks to this, she also became proudly known as the “athlete with longer hair”, as reported by Crescer magazine.
In August 2021, aged 31, Zahab performed its first cut in almost two decades, with an incredible cause behind it. The player donated 155 cm of hair to the Children With Hair Loss institution, which develops free human hair wigs for children suffering from hair loss due to medical causes.
With your act, khan entered the record books as the person who donated the most hair in the world. Before that, the athlete had also broken another record: the most hairpins on her head, adding up to a total of 1,100 units.
After checking her shoulder-length locks for the first time in 18 years, Zahab told Guinness World Records:
“At first it was unbelievable because I was used to carrying long hair, but little by little my habits have changed and I feel good with my short hair too. It’s a new look for me.”
Today, in addition to being a squash athlete and coach, Zahab Neha she is also an entrepreneur and digital influencer, co-founding the Zahab Neha Foundation, responsible for helping underprivileged Pakistani women to have access to study and sports.
Source: Recreio
