The world’s bendiest woman can do more than touch her feet with her fingers. Julia Gunthel, a 31-year-old lady from Kazakhstan, is apparently able to squeeze herself into a package of 50cmx50cm in the space of seconds.

Told as a child that she was ‘extra bendy’, Julia, who is known as Zlata, went on to join a circus school. Since the age of ten she’s been making a living as a contortionist.

Having appeared on TV, worked as a model and been featured in fetish magazines, Zlata has shared a screen with Kylie Minogue in the film Holy Motors. Calling herself the “Goddess Of Flexibility”, Zlata’s offering up the chance to win an annual membership to her website if you send in a story about contortionism.

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