A woman who holds the world record for having the longest legs has candidly revealed her daily battles, after struggling to find clothes that fit and being compared to horror movie characters by trolls.
Maci Currin, from Austin, Texas, boasts statuesque legs, one of which measures 53.3 inches and the other 52.8 inches, and has held the record for four consecutive years as the longest woman in the world.
The 21-year-old, who stands 6ft 10in, has gone viral on TikTok after sharing clips of herself showing off her incredible height.
She shared that she gets “a lot of mixed reactions,” but states that she loves being unique.
Maci Currin, from Austin, Texas, holds the world record for having the longest legs and has candidly laid bare her daily battles.
She has statuesque legs that measure 53.3 and 52.8 inches and has held the record for four consecutive years of being the longest woman in the world.
The content creator shared that she gets “a lot of mixed reactions,” but says she loves being unique.
“If someone is going to hate, let them hate because they don’t understand,” Maci said. ‘(They also call me) horror movie characters, like Slenderman.
‘I’ve always been taller than everyone since preschool. I have always been above everyone.
“There was one case where I was playing on the playground – I think I was in second grade – and someone asked me if I was a high school student because of how tall I was.
‘At the time, I hated my height because it was the only thing kids could attack me for. (But) the best advantage would have to be that no one is like me. I’m unique.
She continued: ‘People often say, “You’re so beautiful, do you model?”
“As a 6-foot-10 woman, my job is to empower other tall women.”
But his height also has disadvantages, like Maci He admitted: ‘Having to duck under every door makes me want to grab a hammer and smash them all!’
The young woman also has problems with dating: she shared a video that tells how men say they don’t like to kiss her in public because of the height difference.
The 21-year-old, who stands 6ft 10in, has gone viral on TikTok after sharing clips of herself showing off her incredible height.
The young woman also has problems with dating: she shared a video that tells how men say they don’t like to kiss her in public because of the height difference.
She revealed: “I currently have no interest in dating, but every time I’ve gone out, especially with men who are much shorter than me, I’ve felt bad.”
On the other hand, some fans insist that she should be a model thanks to her height and ask her how she finds clothes that fit well, something that is a particular struggle for Maci.
She revealed: “I currently have no interest in dating, but every time I’ve gone out, especially with men who are much shorter than me, I’ve felt bad.”
“Like they were almost ashamed of me.”
The content creator is often inundated with comments under her videos, from people comparing her to the Slenderman character to others asking if she’s even “real.”
The fictional Slenderman is depicted as a thin, abnormally tall humanoid, with a white, featureless head and face, and appeared in a 2018 film of the same name.
In a video of Maci, a viewer said, “It would be scary to see him in a dark hallway.”
Some users compared her to the character ‘Other Mother’ from the movie Coraline.
But elsewhere, some fans insist she should be a model thanks to her height and ask how she finds clothes that fit well – something that is a particular struggle for Maci.
Despite her fame for holding the world record, Maci says she is not worried about retaining the title
The content creator is often inundated with comments under her videos, from people comparing her to the Slenderman character to others asking if she’s even “real.”
‘Finding clothes is difficult. I shop mostly at American Tall, although they don’t have long pants that fit me.
‘I have to custom make them, which costs about $250 for a pair of jeans.
“I don’t have any money (so) I only have two pairs of jeans that fit me.”
Despite her fame for holding the world record, Maci says she is not worried about retaining the title.
‘I’ve held the world record for longest female legs for about four years.
‘Having that title no longer has any meaning to me. It’s more of a thing of the past. “If someone wants to take the title from me, I would be more than happy.”