A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl has donated her long luscious locks to a charity that provides wigs to young people with cancer.

Sofie Talaskova, from Walney, took a huge step in donating her long hair to the Little Princess Trust to help those who are going through chemotherapy.

Sofie’s mum Petra Skodova said she was so proud of her wanting to help others in need.

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She said: “Sofie didn’t know she could do anything like donate her hair to charity and when she mentioned she wanted a hair cut I told her she could donate it and she said she would really like to do it.”

Sofie said she was donating her hair because she knows it will help another child and it will make them happy while they are struggling it.

Her mum said: “We had a little chat about if she knows what it means to have cancer and she said said ‘yes, they lose their hair when they are going through chemo and I want to give them my hair and make them happy’.

“She is such a loving and caring person who loves helping others. It’s nice she put one and one together and acknowledged it’s helping someone who aren’t as lucky as she is or we are. She wants to help where possible if it will make someone happy.”

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Petra said Sofie, who is a typical ‘tomboy’, is loving her new shorter look.

She said: “She’s been in a great mood these last two days. She’s so pleased and loves her new hair.

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“She has always been quite the tomboy and I think she is feeling much better and more herself with her new hair.”

The Little Princess Trust provides free real hair wigs to children and young people, up to 24 years, who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other conditions.

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Sofie has also set up a gofundme page where people can donate money to her fundraiser which will be going directly to the charity.

To donate visit: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sofie-talaskova