Frizzy-haired girl, 6, has same rare condition which gave Albert Einstein his trademark look
FRIZZY-haired Florence Patterson is a lock-alike of wild-maned Albert Einstein — well, relatively speaking.
The cute six-year-old has the same rare condition that gave the science icon his trademark look.
Einstein — famed for his theory of special relativity, summed up in the equation E = mc² — suffered from Uncombable Hair Syndrome.
It affects around 100 people in the world, and Florence is one of them.
Mum-of-four Jill Peddle-Rice, 43, said: “Everyone in the area knows her as the baby with the hair.”
And dad Kyle Patterson, 49, added: “She’s alway attracting attention. She’s got loads of friends because her personality shines through.”
Lawyer Kyle, of Newcastle, went on: “Combing her hair is impossible so we wash it in the bath — not in the shower because it doesn’t soak up water and will stay bone dry.
“We towel dry it, leave the conditioner in, scrunch it and pick out all of the dreadlocks which takes ages.
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“The next day she’ll have the most fabulous, blonde curls. Then the next day it’s frizzy again!”
Florence’s curls leave even Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ mop-topped baby Wilfred’s in the shade. But her unusual style does have a down side, with cutting comments from rude strangers — and some even trying to grab her hair.
Consultant Jill said: “We hear things like, ‘Look at the state of that child’. Most of the negative attention she gets is from adults. They aren’t as accepting as kids.”
Such hair can be a symptom of more serious problems. Kyle said: “Parents should see their GP.”