Woman with World’s Longest Female Tongue Says ‘People Scream in Shock’

A woman whose tongue measures 3.8 inches long from the tip to her lips never tires of the shock it causes.

California resident Chanel Tapper, 34, has held the record for the longest female tongue in the world since 2010. She confessed in a new interview with Guinness World Record published on March 31 that she enjoys seeing people’s reactions to her lengthy organ.

“Honestly, the best reaction I could ever get when someone sees my tongue is screaming,” Tapper told the organization. “I actually do like when people yell or scream in shock, or horror sometimes.

“But that’s probably my favorite one because it’s funny to me because it’s a dramatic response,” she added.

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Tapper revealed there’s a variety of bizarre tricks she can perform with her extravagantly long tongue, ranging from flipping cups to removing Jenga blocks and holding up a spoon by curling her tongue around the utensil.

She was given a Guinness World Record title after the organization invited her to get her tongue measured at a Los Angeles event in 2010.

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Tapper previously told the U.K. outlet First News that she found herself on their radar after going viral for sticking out her tongue. She was around the age of 11 when she developed the habit in response to people being wowed by its length.

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A study by the University of Edinburgh’s dental school found that the average woman’s tongue length is 3.1 inches, while men’s tongues are around 3.3 inches, per Healthline.

Tapper had two close competitors when the Guinness World Record awarded her in 2010, and she has remained unbeatable since.

The title has given her a variety of enviable opportunities, including starring in an advertising campaign for the fashion brand Diesel.

“My favorite thing about being a record holder has to be when I get to travel and meet other record holders as well,” she said in her recent Guinness World Record interview. “It’s fun, and of course, I get to see the parts of the world I’ve never seen before.”

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