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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Take 10: Tall People

Take 10: Tall people: Take 10 Tall people Ruston Lander
Ruston Lander, 6ft 1in Photograph: Barry Lewis
Take 10: Tall people: Take 10 Tall people Andy Speller
Andy Speller, 6ft 9in. 'Clothing is the main problem ... I had some checked trousers made when they were the height of fashion for about six months but I had to wear them for two years' Photograph: Barry Lewis
Take 10: Tall people: Take 10 Tall people Rosamund Beattie
Rosamund Beattie, 6ft 4in. Rosamund says the stereotyoe that tall women can't get a date is wrong. "I dated someone who was 5ft 7in, " she recalls. "He said it was like going out with a supermodel" Photograph: Barry Lewis
Take 10: Tall people: Take 10 Tall people Ross Sambridge
Ross Sambridge, 7ft. When asked by children to prove he's not walking on stilts, Ross pulls up a trouser leg, though some refuse to believe him even after seeing a genuine knee Photograph: Barry Lewis
Take 10: Tall people: Take 10 Tall people Helen Porter
Helen Porter, 6ft 4in Photograph: Barry Lewis
Take 10: Tall people: Take 10 Tall people Lindsay Benjamin
Lindsay Benjamin, 6ft 3in Photograph: Barry Lewis
Take 10: Tall people: Take 10 Tall people Jackie Timbs
Jackie Timbs, 6ft 1in Photograph: Barry Lewis
Take 10: Tall people: Take 10 Tall people Chris Burgess
Chris Burgess, 6ft 10in Photograph: Barry Lewis
Take 10: Tall people: Take 10 Tall people Michael Harper
Michael Harper, 6ft 5in Photograph: Barry Lewis
Take 10: Tall people: Take 10 Tall people Louise Ross
Louise Ross, 6ft 3in. 'There are idiots who think it's about superiority,' says Ross. 'You're tall, fancy a fight?' Well, no' Photograph: Barry Lewis
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