Liberty Barros (born 1 December 2007) is an English contortionist and social media personality.[1] She is considered as one of the most flexible persons in the world.[2][3] She has three Guinness World Records to her name, including one for the highest number of backbends.[4] A contortion pose called "Liberty Low Down" has been named after her.[2] She was featured on the front cover of the Guinness World Records 2024 book.[5]

Liberty Barros
Born (2007-12-01) 1 December 2007 (age 16)
Leicester, England
NationalityEnglish
Occupations
Known forBeing the "Most Flexible Girl"

Early life

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Liberty Barros, born 2007 to parents Raam and Elisette, is originally from Leicester and later lived in Slough and Peterborough.[6][7][8]

Career

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At an early age, Barros discovered her extreme flexibility, when she was replicating some dance moves from many celebrities like Rihanna in her music video Umbrella. Later, she has become worldwide famous for her flexibility, and has appeared on Britain's Got Talent and Spain’s Got Talent, as well as running a popular YouTube channel,[2] which has earned her more than 1.8 million viewers to as of April 2024.[4][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Teen known as 'World's Most Flexible Girl' sets new world record for mind-blowing contortion". Yahoo News. 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  2. ^ a b c Scott, Danni (2022-10-12). "'World's most flexible girl' gets Guinness World Record for her contortions". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  3. ^ "Dotty McLeod - Liberty Barros: Peterborough's 'most flexible person in the world' - Liberty Barros: Peterborough's 'most flexible person in the world' - BBC Sounds". BBC. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  4. ^ a b "'World's most flexible girl' Liberty Barros from Peterborough breaks third Guinness World Record". ITV News.
  5. ^ Liberty Barros going for fourth world record attempt (planetradio.co.uk)
  6. ^ "Liberty Barros: World's 'most flexible person' demonstrates moves". BBC.
  7. ^ "Liberty Barros: 'World's most flexible girl' from Peterborough bags second Guinness World Record". Peterborough Telegraph. 2023-11-23.
  8. ^ "Liberty Barros: 'World's most flexible girl' from Peterborough bags second Guinness World Record". Peterborough Telegraph. 2022-11-11.
  9. ^ "Liberty Barros". YouTube.com.