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23-year-old man has been stuck inside the body of a 13-year-old boy due
to a rare medical condition that makes him appear years younger.
Tomislav Jurčec
A lot of people look younger than their age, but 23-year-old
Tomislav Jurčec, from Zagreb, Croatia, is an extreme case, Oddity
Central reports.
Due to a fault in his pituitary gland, which controls growth and ageing, he remains stuck in the body of a 13-year-old kid.
Tomislav admits that looking 10 years younger than his actual age
does have disadvantages. like having to produce an ID when buying
restricted goods like cigarettes and alcohol, but he always prefers to
look at the glass half full. And he has plenty of reasons to do so.
For starters, his youthful looks and diminutive stature have helped
him land an acting gig on HBO’s hit show Game of Thrones, where he
worked as Peter Dinklage’s stand-in and as the uncredited “Hero Corps Child”.
The 23-year-old also says that when other people his age will have
to worry about married life and raising children, he will have a 10 year
advantage to live his life to the fullest.
Tomislav’s best friend, Zvonimir, says they first met 10 years ago, and even then he looked very young for his age.
At first, he didn’t believe he was 13, but he got used to his
youthful looks and thin child-like voice over time. For those who don’t
know about his condition, however, seeing Tomislav smoking cigarettes or
drinking a beer at the bar is a peculiar sight.
“If we drink or something like that, people look at the waiter
rather strangely, as if to say: ‘How could you give alcohol to a kid?'” Zvonimir said.
The same goes for buying cigarettes, but Tomislav Jurčec says he still finds the experience comical.
“I find that very funny. I like to call that ‘shock and disbelief’,” he told The Telegraf. “I
raise my head, I smile, I give my ID and the next words out of their
mouth are: ‘Here are the cigarettes, thank you and goodbye!'”
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