The Real Life Rapunzel With 6ft Long Hair | HOOKED ON THE LOOK

‘REAL Life Rapunzel’ Alena Kravchenko hasn’t cut her hair in over 30 years - and has zero plans to start! Based in Odessa, Ukraine, Alena’s hair is a staggering 6ft long and the last time she had a haircut she was just five years old. Taking inspiration from her mother and grandmother who were also long hair enthusiasts, Alena is now famous in her home country and worldwide. Unsurprisingly, her long locks mean that Alena gets a lot of attention and she’s developed a huge following on her Instagram page receiving thousands of likes on her posts. She has also received messages from strangers who are so enchanted with her hair that they have proposed marriage. If it’s untied, Alena's hair now sweeps the ground when she walks so she sometimes wears her hair in a braid or a bun to stop it dragging along the floor and to allow her to drive. Although she doesn’t cut or trim her hair Alena regularly visits her stylist who she has formed a strong connection with and together they experiment with different styles and looks.

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Videographer: Anna Nekrasova, Oleksii Solodunov
Producers: Tom Jones, Yasmin Walker
Editor: Sebastian Heseltine

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[akpokemon]

A comment her mother made to her as a child made her do this. It's insane how much our lives are paved by our childhood

[MotherofDragons]

I don’t think it’s hair that makes her get so many proposals, she’s gorgeous!

[happyhorse]

I start the morning by brushing my hair, then I cook dinner and start getting ready for bed.

[amalbenmoussa]

Can you imagine? “Why did you propose to your wife?” “Her hair was long” …..humans are so weird, lol.

[PsychoDonkeyy]

Wow, her hair looks so healthy and thick, it's rare to see "normal" long hair with healthy and thick ends, let alone with these lengths, but hers look like they are. Amazing.

[thatwasweird]

Imagine finding one of her hairs in your soup.

[Ls]

"I have a busy day today, I'm going to the hair salon then to the beach." Oh yes, hope she doesnt over-do it.

[weldinggirl]

Also she literally seems to have no stress in her life, cause she wouldn’t have that hair if she did😂😂 that’s why my hair falls out🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[jh]

It is pretty, but it looks overwhelming . The line about long hair and health was interesting. Hair length is based on genetics. Not everyone can grow 6 feet of hair even if we are healthy and full of energy...

[weldinggirl]

She is like a princess even has the Theme going on in her house!! She is LITERALLY a real LIFE Rapunzel….

[gaytar]

Ok but can i just say SHES SUPER GORGEOUS???? LIKE FR HER OUTIFT, HER PERSONALITY, HER FACE, OBVIOUSLY HER HAIR AND EVERYTHING 😩😩😩✨✨

[MotherofDragons]

Having long hair doesn’t mean you are a healthy person. My hair is down to my mid-thighs and unfortunately I’m not very healthy and don’t do anything with my hair. It’s almost always up in a bun. I don’t think many people realize how long my hair really is.

[Pixalated]

It's incredibly sad to watch this knowing what is happening to Ukrainian's right now. This was 7 months ago, I doubt this woman is still living this kind of life anymore, unless she got out. I hope she and her kids did. 🙁🙁🙁

[MaryJBlack]

She's so beautiful ❤️ like a doll

[Zamkat]

Her friendship with her stylist seems very sweet. It's a good story. 🥰

[ktownkanak]

She's a very gorgeous woman for sure. 😍 I hope everything's OK for her in Ukraine with that terrible war going on. Stay safe and God bless. 🙏

[skunkie]

She’s so pretty, she even looks like a real-life fairytale character. I love her clothes too.

[ehrrow]

I absolutely cannot wait for my hair to get this long!

I don't understand why so many people are so against hair this long. If she wants hair that long and she is willing to maintain it and keep it clean and healthy. I've seen a surprising amount of unnecessary comments about how it's "too much work, " or are critical of it. It isn't your hair, if SHE likes it and SHE thinks that all of the work is worth it, that's her choice.

[bernardinelermite]

This lady took great care of her hair, day after day, during many many years. And now her patience has paid off and she enjoys this wonderful treasure on her head ! So many people just continuously ruin their own hair capital with chemicals, heating-tools, poor nutritional choices and bad hair practices, and then complain their hair doesn't grow. Virgin hair does grow ! I'm 56 with my dark brown hair down to my knees and I love it !

[Delicate_Disaster]

She went to the salon to have a bow headband turned into a ponytail holder so that she could go to the beach and yank out the ponytail?