Man with tattooed eyeball changes his name
Published: 2013 March 08 21:38:04 (6681 Views)
Now Matt Whelan, 33 - Britain's most tattooed man - has changed his name by deed poll to Mr Body Art.
Also known as the King of Inkland, he has 80% of his skin covered in designs - and has even had one of his eyeballs tattooed.
He has spent more than £20,000 and had at least 300 hours under the needle.
Body Art says he wanted tattoos since the age of nine after seeing his dad's and uncle's and got his first one, a British Bulldog with a blank scroll, at 16.
The ex-wrestler, from Birmingham, says: "People who do what I do treat their body like a temple. Like Christians have Jesus, we have our bodies.
"For my eyeball, I went to the opticians beforehand and got several opinions."
He added: "When I die I want to leave my body to a museum.
"Someone in Canada has already asked to use my skull as a paint pot."
Body Art has set up his own non-profit organisation, called Modify, to help those with body modifications to find work.
He also volunteers for the Liberal Democrats.
- Mirror
Also known as the King of Inkland, he has 80% of his skin covered in designs - and has even had one of his eyeballs tattooed.
He has spent more than £20,000 and had at least 300 hours under the needle.
Body Art says he wanted tattoos since the age of nine after seeing his dad's and uncle's and got his first one, a British Bulldog with a blank scroll, at 16.
The ex-wrestler, from Birmingham, says: "People who do what I do treat their body like a temple. Like Christians have Jesus, we have our bodies.
"For my eyeball, I went to the opticians beforehand and got several opinions."
He added: "When I die I want to leave my body to a museum.
"Someone in Canada has already asked to use my skull as a paint pot."
Body Art has set up his own non-profit organisation, called Modify, to help those with body modifications to find work.
He also volunteers for the Liberal Democrats.
- Mirror
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