The world’s longest tongue guy used his record-breaking body part to paint Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield live on This Morning.
The hosts are no strangers to odd performers, but this was not what we expected to see on a Monday morning.
Nicholas Stoeberl, a United States government employee who couldn’t divulge his work on live during Monday’s programme, has been formally recognised with a Guinness World Record for his 3.97′′ (10.1cm) long tongue, and he admits it has certain advantages.
‘I may or may not be the result of a government experiment, like the Hulk, yes. If I’m not careful, I may turn green,’ he quipped early in the interview before explaining that he’s always been ‘aware’ of it.
‘As a kid, sticking my tongue out, of course it was longer than other people who may have been sticking their tongue out at me. I’ve had a self awareness and then in high school I got the nickname Gene Simmons. So, that’s kind of why I became more popular,’ he joked.
He characterised the huge tongue as’very eco-friendly’ when it comes to dining and being able to lick up any mess instead of needing to use a napkin.
‘That is true, though in restaurants I will try to be polite and use a napkin,’ he insisted, nothing that his tongue is also ‘very popular’ at parties.
‘People always want to talk to me. And people always introduce other people to me by saying, “Oh this is Nick, he’s got the Guinness World Record for the longest tongue”. So socially, it’s quick useful,’ he admitted.
His brother ‘has a similar proportioned tongue’, although Nick insisted his sibling isn’t ‘the same stature’.
As well as being able to lick his nose and elbow, Nick can paint with the appendage – he’s even done his own version of the Mona Lisa for his brother – and has earned himself the nickname Lickasso, with some pieces going for a couple of hundred dollars.
He gave This Morning viewers a taste of his talents, wrapping his tongue in clingfilm – ‘safety first’ – before getting to work on an interpretation of Holly and Phil.
‘It’s so weird, I feel like I shouldn’t be watching you do this. It feels like a personal moment,’ Holly laughed.
He revealed the artwork, which was kept simple but had some charm considering it didn’t take him long to do, and Holly said it was ‘very good’ while Phil compared his style to The Simpsons.
There are certain health issues, with persons of typical size being able to choke on their tongue while sleep, which Nick conceded was a ‘frightening’ idea.
He added: ‘I imagine if I have a larger tongue, I might be more likely to. Thank God, I have not had that experience!’
Altogether, he’s been able to tour the world and eventually come to London, despite the fact that his family is originally from England, and he smiled: ‘It’s amazing where my tongue has brought me.’
This Morning airs weekdays at 1am on ITV.
Source My Celebrity Life.