A mother-of-four has says she has spent an astonishing £10,000 in keeping her 14-inch nails in tip-top shape and has not cut them for over eight years.

Larue Drummond, 54, started growing her nails out at age 13 as a cure for compulsive nail biting.

Now she says her extreme talons are like her babies and she can spend up to 12 hours at a time getting them pampered.

LaRue shells out hundreds having her nails coloured and adorned with rhinestones.

The grandmother-of-eight says she attracts attention wherever she goes from people curious about her extreme nails.

And while her look is shocking to many, LaRue says she wants to grow them even bigger.

Up until eight years ago LaRue, from New Jersey, USA, kept her nails at a ‘sensible’ three inches, but then decided to grow them as long as possible.

LaRue spends 30 minutes cleaning her nails every day and gets her nails shaped and painted each month, costing £100 for a session, which can last up to 12 hours.