Bertha & Tina Rock!

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Model, 28, with Limb Difference Carries Her Prosthetic Legs in Public After Years Feeling 'Ashamed' (Exclusive)

Lyric Mariah was born with amniotic band syndrome

By Jordan Greene 

                                                Model Lyric Heard showing off her prosthetic leg. Photo: Lyric Heard

Lyric Mariah has two prosthetic legs — one named Bertha, for sneakers, and the other, Tina, for high heels — and they’re taking the Internet by storm.

Now a model in London, Mariah has amassed more than 330,000 followers on TikTok and 575,000 followers on Instagram, where she shares videos of herself swapping out her prosthetic legs in public — from the train to the café and beyond. The first video of the leg switch, which she posted in 2023, quickly went viral.

"It was set to a Barbie sound, and it was only seven seconds long," she tells PEOPLE. "My friends and I were shooting content that day, and I was just adjusting and fixing Tina. My friend happened to capture that moment."

"It was totally organic," she adds. "My friend was like, 'Oh, that looks so cute! You should post it.' " So she did. Instantly, people loved it, and Mariah says that’s when everything clicked.

@phenixsoul On my way to deck the halls @asos #ad #fyp #confidence #limbdifference #inclusion #fitcheck #bratz #bratzdoll #christmastime #itstime ♬ original sound - Lyric Mariah Heard

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