Real-life Rapunzel reveals how she went grey when at 13

Real-life Rapunzel reveals how she went grey when at 13

01/20/2022

Farmer, 30, who claims she started going grey aged 13 reveals she’s embraced her silver locks by styling herself as a real-life Rapunzel – and only washes her 5ft mane once a month!

  • Anna Shepherd, 30, from Hungary was called names a teenager when she first started going grey
  • Farmer regularly goes for weeks at a time without brushing or washing her hair 
  • Reveals social media has helped her inspire other women  to embrace their silver strands

A real-life Rapuzel, who claims she first started going grey when she was just 13-years-old, has learned to embrace her silver locks by growing them 5ft long.

Anna Shepherd, 30, from Hungary was distraught when she found a silver strand in her hair and said she was stared at and called names by the other children at school like ‘Cruella,’ the villain in Disney’s 101 Dalmatians.

However, the farmer decided to embrace her greys after becoming inspired by folklore and began growing her tresses long, admitting she hasn’t had a proper haircut since the age of 14. 

She only washes her hair once a month, claiming that’s the best way to keep it in check, and can even go for weeks without brushing it. 

Anna Shepherd, 30, from Hungary who claims she first started going grey when she was just 13-years-old, has learned to embrace her silver locks by growing them 5ft long

 Anna says she only washes her hair once a month, claiming that’s the best way to keep it in check, and can even go for weeks without brushing it

Anna, who lives in Hungary, hopes to inspire others to embrace their grey hair  

Now, years after being bullied as a teenager, Anna has more than 16,000 devoted followers on Instagram (@prettyshepherd) who love to see photos of her knee-length locks, which measure 5ft long, and hopes to inspire other people to ditch the dye and embrace the grey.

One of her haircare videos where she explains she only washes her hair once a month, has racked up over one million views.

Despite the potential for accidents if not properly tied back while working on a farm, the 30-year-old has said that having such long tresses is actually helpful and she can sometimes go a week without brushing it.

She said: ‘I begged my mother to let me dye my hair when I began going grey. I was so sad and worried that I would look old.

Anna was just 13-years-old when she found her first grey hair and begged her mum to let her dye it

The 30-year-old from Hungary decided to embrace her natural colour though after becoming inspired by folk lore

The farmer only washes her hair once a month and said she can go for weeks without even brushing it

‘I felt extremely self-conscious all the time. People would stare at my strands of grey hair and I would get remarks about it.

‘I remember this incident when a boy called me Cruella and it did hurt my feelings.

‘But over time, I learned to love my grey hair and it became an extension of myself.’

In addition to the positive message Anna receives about her long locks, she’s confessed that she’s had some strange requests from male admirers, including one follower who offered to pay to lick her hair.

Anna has more than 16,000 followers on Instagram and often gets messages from men who love her look

Anna hopes that by sharing her journey and story with others it will encourage more people to embrace their silver strands

Recalling the bizarre proposal, she said: ‘I was lost for words.’

Anna, who works as a farmer with her boyfriend, revealed that she doesn’t have a rigorous hair care regime and only washes it once a month.

She said: ‘The last time I had a proper haircut was when I was fourteen-years-old. I went to the hairdresser and asked for a trim but the hairdresser chopped off far too much.

“Since then I have never been back to the hairdresser. If I ever need to, I just ask my mother to give me a trim but that’s only once in a few years. 

The farmer only lets her mum trim her hair and hasn’t been to a professional hairdresser since she was 14

Anna, picuted in 2005 when she was 13-years-old, just as her hair was starting to go grey. As a teenager Anna would get teased for her grey hair and would beg her mum to let her dye it

Folklore imagery and women of history with beautiful floor length hair inspired Anna to emulate their hair and started growing it long

‘It may partly be genetics, but I only wash my hair once a month because that’s how it behaves best.

‘And I don’t apply anything to my hair except some oil after I wash it to tame it and keep it manageable.

‘It’s honestly easier having long hair on the farm because you don’t have to style it and you can put it up in a bun. 

‘Sometimes when I’m doing a lot of physical work on the farm, I can go for a week without brushing it and it’s fine.’

Anna’s dark hair has become more and more peppered with silver strang


She shares photos with her 16,000 Instagram followers and one of her videos has over 1 million hits

After being picked on because of her hair as a teenager, Anna’s confidence in her salty strands have helped women all over the world to embrace their grey and see it as a blessing.

She said: ‘I used to get picked on or stared at for my grey hair but now I only get compliments.

‘I feel honoured when women write to me saying that they’ve found the courage to go grey because of me. It fills my heart with happiness.

‘There’s definitely a stigma with a young woman having grey hair and I would love to help change that.’

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