Aged only 10-years-old, after winning the record she said:

I don't feel any different to anyone else, and I've got lots of friends at school... Being hairy makes me special.

There were a few people who used to tease me and call me monkey face but they don't do it any more.

I'm very used to this condition. I can't feel the hair as it has always been like this. I don't feel anything.

It does sometimes make it difficult to see when it gets long. I hope I will be cured one day.

When she was born Supatra's future didn't look promising as she had to undergo two different operations to ensure that she could breathe.

In 2010 her father Sammrueng added:

We found out Supatra's condition when she was born - we did not know before.

She was not very healthy because her nostrils were only one millimetre wide. For the first three months she was kept in an incubator to help her breathe.

She was in the hospital for a total of 10 months. We were very worried about her.

When neighbours first saw Nat they asked what kind of sin I had done. I was very worried about what she would be when she grew up because of other children teasing her.

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