A woman previously known as “The World’s Hairiest Girl” now consistently shaves the excess hair off her body as she poses in loved-up photos with her new partner.
Supatra “Natty” Susuphan, now 23, has an extremely rare genetic condition called Ambras Syndrome – also known as Werewolf Syndrome – which is a kind of hypertrichosis that leads to excess growth of body hair.
Thick hair naturally grows on her face, ears, arms, legs, and back as a result of the genetic condition, which is believed to have only affected around 50 people worldwide since the Middle Ages.
Before research was carried out into the disease by the medical community, those affected by it were shunned as “werewolves”.
The Guinness World Records officially gave Susuphan the title of the ‘World’s Hairiest Girl’ in 2010, and she became recognized worldwide.
Undergoing laser treatment did not stop Susuphan’s excessive growth and she now shaves all over her body if she wants to rid herself of her hair.
While Susuphan has been open about some the cruel names she was called at school – including Wolf Girl and Chewbacca – her friends and family have always supported her.
The Guinness World Records officially gave Supatra Susuphan the title of world’s hairiest girl in 2010. Credit: Maja Hitij/Getty
She previously told the Guinness World Records: “I don’t feel any different to anyone else, and I’ve got lots of friends at school.
“Being hairy makes me special. There were a few people who used to tease me and call me monkey face but they don’t do it anymore.
“I’m very used to this condition. I can’t feel the hair as it has always been like this. I don’t feel anything. It does sometimes make it difficult to see when it gets long. I hope I will be cured one day.”
Barbara van Beck – a German celebrity and performer, 1629-c.1668. – was born with Ambras syndrome. Credit: Florilegius / Getty
However, the condition certainly has not impacted her love life.
In 2018, multiple outlets including Metro and the Daily Mail reported that Susuphan had recently married the “love of her life” – but she now appears to have a new partner.
The young woman – from Bangkok, Thailand – has been posting photos of her hair-free face on Facebook for a couple of years now, as well as pictures and videos posing alongside the new love of her life.
In a recent post, shared on November 5, Susuphan’s new partner celebrated their two-month anniversary, writing (translated): “Happy anniversary 2 months. Let’s hold our hands until we’re old.
“Keep being a good story in our lives. Thank you for staying with us. We don’t disappear. Thank you for always making this person happy. Love you.”
It is not known how the pair met and the circumstances surrounding Susuphan’s split from her previous partner. The new couple are officially in a “relationship”, according to both their Facebook profiles.
In an unexpected turn of events, a UK court has ruled that calling a man “bald” is considered a form of sexual harassment in the workplace.
In 2022, a panel of UK judges came to the astonishing ruling, concluding that calling a man bald at work is a form of discrimination – comparable to remarking on a woman’s breast size.
The decision was made by three judges at a North Yorkshire tribunal – all of whom have themselves suffered from hair loss, The Telegraph reported.
The case was brought about by electrician Tony Finn, who’d taken his former employers, the British Bung Company, to court when he was fired after almost 24 years of service.
Finn alleged that he had been the victim of sexual harassment because his supervisor Jamie King called him a “bald c***”.
King’s comment – which he made in 2019 – sparked an altercation between the two, and they almost came to blows.
Finn claimed that following the incident he “feared for his personal safety”, adding that he wasn’t happy with his appearance being criticized publicly.
Remarkably, the tribunal agreed with Finn, with lead judge Jonathan Brain deciding that King’s comments were not only offensive, they were a form of harassment.
A lawyer for the British Bung Company had argued that the remark was not sexist because both men and women can be bald, however, the panel responded: “As all three members of the Tribunal will vouchsafe, baldness is much more prevalent in men than women.
“This is strong language. Mr King crossed the line by making remarks personal to the claimant about his appearance,” the tribunal found.
“In our judgment, there is a connection between the word ‘bald’ on the one hand and the protected characteristic of sex on the other. We find it to be inherently related to sex,” they continued.
The judges compared Finn’s case to a historical tribunal in which a man had commented on the size of his female co-worker’s breasts.
“It is much more likely that a person on the receiving end of a comment such as that which was made in [that] case would be female,” the tribunal said, adding: “So too, it is much more likely that a person on the receiving end of a remark such as that made by Mr King would be male.
“The tribunal therefore determines that by referring to the claimant as a ‘bald c***’, Mr King’s conduct was a violation of the claimant’s dignity, it created an intimidating environment for him, it was done for that purpose, and it related to the claimant’s sex,” they concluded.
Finn, who was set to receive compensation after the ruling, said: “I hope my win helps to stop other men being insulted and verbally attacked because they are bald.
“Losing my hair wasn’t something that really bothered me, but the individual who was insulting me really scared me.”
The British Bung Company said it was “surprised” by the employment tribunal’s decision.
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A bone-chilling simulation illustrates what it’s like to ride the euthanasia rollercoaster.
The controversial concept of the “euthanasia rollercoaster” was first proposed in 2010 by Lithuanian artist Julijonas Urbonas.
According to The Mirror, Urbonas created a scale model of the frightening idea as a PhD candidate at the Royal College of Art in London.
It was unveiled in 2011 as part of the HUMAN+ display in Dublin where it became the flagship exhibition at the Science Gallery.
TikToker Luke Davidson explained that the ride holds 24 passengers. “Once they’re all on board there’s a slow ascent to the top, which is 510ft in the air – that’s just a little bit smaller than the tallest building in America,” he continued.
“Once they’re at the top it gives everyone the decision to stop and go back down safely. After that, everyone has to manually press a button to start the ride,” he added.
While the “euthanasia rollercoaster” doesn’t exist in reality, a terrifying simulation of this ride has been shared online, allowing viewers to experience it virtually.
The clip, shared by user @ridesnslides on TikTok, shows what a long-hypothesized and literal death contraption would look like.
Watch the clip below:
The ride begins with a 1,640-foot drop, reaching speeds exceeding 220 mph. This is followed by seven increasingly smaller inversion loops, designed to maintain a constant 10G force, ultimately leading to the rider’s demise.
“You would gradually begin experiencing worsening cases of cerebral hypoxia, meaning your blood would rush to the lower parts of your body, and so your brain wouldn’t be getting enough oxygen to survive,” the user said, cited by Vice.
“The first thing that you would notice is your vision greying out which would then gradually turn to tunnel vision. From there, you would begin experiencing a blackout and ultimately you would eventually lose consciousness and die,” they added.
Many users have shared their reactions to the scary simulation. One person remarked that they would’ve “died before falling” due to how frightening it is to reach the top of the rollercoaster.
Another questioned: “What if you didn’t [die] do you get a second go around ?” and the third said: “Screw that”.
The designer’s official website describes the coaster as “a hypothetic death machine in the form of a roller coaster, engineered to humanely – with elegance and euphoria – take the life of a human being”.
