A story in the Sun today claims a 21-year-old dental nurse from Mylor has eaten 4,000 sponges - trouble is no one in the village knows who she is.

Kerry Trebilcock, 21, claims to have munched her way through 4,000 sponges and 100 bars of soap since she contracted a rare condition called , pica, in 2008.

But people in Mylor are scratching their heads today because no-one recognises her.

One Mylor resident said: "We've all been trying to work out who she is but nobody knows. She definitely doesn't work at Mylor Dental Practice and nobody in the local shop has ever seen her."

In The Sun Kerry says she is cutting down on the number of sponges she eats, but the craving has refused to go away.

She told The Sun: "One day I will beat this and be able to have a shower or do the washing-up without feeling hungry."

Other pica sufferers have been known to eat soil, metal and even lightbulbs.

Kerry added: "I still have a one-inch square of sponge and three teaspoons of organic soap with each meal.

"But I am making progress and speak to other sufferers of pica on internet forums, which helps.

"There are some out there far worse than me who eat car tyres, spoons and even sofas."