A popular TikToker has set the world record for the largest mouth gape of a female, Guinness World Records has confirmed.
Samantha Ramsdell, a 31-year-old medical sales representative from Connecticut, achieved the honor after amassing a following of 1.7 million on TikTok.
Ramsdell's mouth, which is 2.5 inches wide, can fit an entire apple, a whole large portion of McDonald's fries, and can bite through four-single stacked cheeseburgers.
The content creator set the record after a visit to a dentist with an official adjudicator present.
She told Guinness after claiming her title: "Being 31 and being able to get a record for something that really I was so insecure about, something that I wanted to keep so small, it’s great because now it’s like one of the biggest, best things about me.
"If I had advice for anyone who had a large body part, or something really unique, and they wanted to go for the Guinness World Records title, I would say do it!"
"Do it proud and make it your biggest asset. It’s your superpower. It is the thing that makes you special and different from everyone else walking around," she added.
Ramsdell had initially set out to make comedy and singing videos on the video-sharing platform but began to notice that her commenters were increasingly fascinated by the size of her mouth.
"It started when I was making comedy videos," Ramsdell told In The Know. "A lot of my facial expressions I use highlight my huge mouth so I’d get always questions about it."
She added: "One feature on TikTok lets you make video responses so I’d make funny responses to questions. A lot of people would comment 'What’s wrong with her mouth?' or 'Do you have a condition that makes you have a big mouth?' So I’d play along."
Taking it all in good humor, Ramsdell said she feels her format on the app allows her to stand out from other creators.
"It started growing like crazy so I ran with it," she added. "I think it really helps set me apart from the hundreds of thousands of other creators trying to do the same thing."
