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Pictured: Maci Currin with her mum.
‘I have WORLD’S LONGEST LEGS – finding clothes is hard and haters compare me to horror movie characters'
A woman who holds the world record for having the longest legs says trolls often compare her to horror character Slenderman – but she loves being unique.
Maci Currin has held the record for four years, with her statuesque legs measuring 53.3 and 52.8 inches respectively – making them the longest on any female in the world.
The 21-year-old, who stands tall at 6ft 10ins, has gone viral on TikTok after sharing clips of herself demonstrating her incredible height.
“I get a lot of mixed reactions, but that’s to be expected,” Maci, from Austin, Texas, US, told What's The Jam.
“If someone is going to hate, they hate because they don’t understand.
“[I am also] called horror movie characters, like Slenderman.
“I’ve always been taller than everyone since pre-school.
“I’ve always been a head above everyone.
“There was this one instance where I was playing on the playground – I think I was in second grade – and someone asked me if I was a middle schooler because of how tall I was.
“At the time I hated my height because it was the one thing kids could target me for.
“[But] the best perk would have to be that no one is like me.
“I am unique.
“People will often be like ‘you are so beautiful, do you model?’.
“As a 6’10 female, my job is to empower other tall women.”
But there are downsides to her height, too.
Maci said: “Having to duck under every doorway makes me want to grab a hammer and smash them all down!”
The young woman also struggles with dating, sharing a video of her recounting how men say they don’t like kissing her in public because of the height difference.
She added: “I currently have no interest in dating, but all the times I’ve dated – especially with men that are shorter than me by a significant amo