08/11/2026
Chanel Tapper, a woman from California, holds the Guinness World Record for the longest tongue on a living female. Her tongue measures 9.75 centimetres, or 3.8 inches, from the tip to the middle of her closed top lip.
She was invited by Guinness World Records to have her tongue officially measured at an event in Los Angeles in 2010, when she was around 18 years old. The record has remained unbeaten since then, now spanning well over a decade.
Tapper first discovered her unusual ability at around age 11, when friends dared her to see if she could touch her own eye with her tongue. She succeeded, and soon realised she could also reach her elbow and earlobe, abilities most people are physically unable to perform.
Since then, she has developed a range of tricks using her tongue's exceptional length and flexibility. She can flip plastic cups, remove Jenga blocks from a stack, and even hold up a spoon by curling her tongue around its handle.
Tapper has spoken openly about the public's reaction to her tongue. In an interview with Guinness World Records, she said the reaction she enjoys most is when people scream in shock or horror, describing it as a funny and dramatic response rather than something that upsets her.
She is now 34 years old and continues to be recognised worldwide as the holder of this unusual anatomical record, with her tongue remaining one of the most extreme documented cases of its kind.