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CARL Griffiths has Britain's biggest feet � and is a massive hit with the ladies. At just 19 years old, Carl's feet are a whopping size 21 � more than double the UK men's average size nine. And that means Carl, from Trimsaram, South Wales, is constantly faced with the same chat-up line: "Is it true what they say about men with big feet?" Proud Carl said last night: "I can confirm that it is! "I've already bedded more than 30 women. "The ladies only want me for one thing. At this stage of my life, it doesn't bother me. "And yes, it is true what they say about men with big feet." But despite his popularity in the bedroom he can't get a steady girlfriend. At 6ft5ins tall, Carl is just two inches shorter than beanpole Stoke striker Peter Crouch. However, at size 21 � 14.5ins long � Carl's feet are nine sizes bigger than Peter's size 12s. Carl said: "My feet have always been huge � ever since I can remember. "They grew so fast when I was at school my mum kept having to buy me new shoes every few months. "Each year I would go through two or three pairs. I just wore them out really quickly. "At primary school my feet were always two sizes bigger than anyone else's. "By the time I was 12 years old they were size 14. Then in the space of two years they had gone up to size 17. I play rugby and had a huge struggle finding rugby boots � I had to get them special ordered from America." Now the unemployed welder has all his shoes specially made in the US and shipped to the UK at a cost of around �100. He said: "They don't make size 21 shoes anywhere in the UK. "They cost about �50 to have made but because the boxes they come in are quite big it costs another �50 to have them mailed back here. "I've got one pair of Nike trainers and a pair of steel-toe cap boots for work. I had some rugby boots made as well but they are already too small. "I have to wear my trainers for everything so they end up looking grubby really quickly � I wish I could have a tidy pair." Because he can only wear his trainers for nights out, Carl, a second row for the Trimsaram RFC rugby squad, is often turned away from clubs because his footwear doesn't meet the dress code. He said: "It's happened a few times that some places won't let me in because I'm not wearing shoes, but usually the boys will come to another club with me. "I'm used to people standing on my feet on the dance floor but it doesn't bother me that much because I still get chatted up by women. "When they ask me if it's true about men with big feet I tell them they're going to have to find out....and they do.