Real-life Elastigirl: 12-year-old gymnast shows her mind-blowing flexibility and stretches

Performing a handstand shows gymnastic promise - but being able to fold yourself in two really is an incredible feat. Liberty Barros, 12, can do just that - and twist herself into other mindbending shapes - thanks to her hyperflexible talents. They have earned her the nickname Elastigirl, after the character in Disney and Pixar’s films The Incredibles. The young girl from Slough, Berkshire, has travelled the world with youth circuses, visiting Thailand, Malaysia, Portugal and Hollywood, to show off her gymn