Birmingham recently took the crown of being Britain's most tattooed city with almost half of its adult population going under the needle!
The majority of the tattooed population also boast between 11-15 designs. However Birmingham local Matthew Whelan has ink game like no other, he is after all Britain's most tattooed man!
From Bordesley Green, Birmingham, Whelan has spent an incredible £40, 000 on his tattoo transformation so far. Covered head to toe in tattoos Whelan has even legally changed his name to 'King of Inkland King Body Art The Extreme Ink-ite'... he goes by 'Body Art' for short!
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Not one to do things by half the King of Inkland has even tattooed his eyeballs and had his nipples cut off to make for a smoother canvas on his chest!! But don't worry, he keeps them in his freezer!!
'My eyeballs are stained, it's also known as an eyeball tattoo. I've got pirates on me, aliens on me and I've got a blue penis. My penis is blue.'
Since his tattoo transformation Whelan has found it increasingly difficult to find work, or even find employers who take him seriously. Yet undeterred by the stigma he has faced Whelan plans to go into business for himself and currently spends his spare time volunteering as a Liberal Democrat Activist. Although the discrimination he has faced because of his looks has caused him great frustration.
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'There are [body] modified friendly companies. But the majority are like: "Look at these people! You look different from everyone in our office. You're different. You don't fit our criteria. We're not employing you." That's frustrating.'
However it is not just employers Whelan has found reluctant to accept his extreme look, his father Patrick has found the transformation of his son hard to accept and worries it may impact any future career.
'I've never understood it and he knows I've never understood it... 'I can't come to terms with it. But I've accepted it. I'm not happy with it. I'd love him to be the son that I knew but he has chosen his own way of life.'
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The King of Inkland is certainly one of a kind and while being the most tattooed man in Britain is quite the title the prejudice he has encountered because of it makes you question whether it's worth it. Though at the end of the day extreme body modifications don't change who you are as a person and people should look past the ink.Matthew Whelan - who changed his name to King Of Inkland King Body Art The Extreme Ink-ite – has mixed feelings about his extreme appearance always drawing attention.
The UK's most tattooed man says he is frequently pointed and stared at by unnerved children who call him 'scary' for his outlandish look.
Matthew Whelan - who changed his name to King Of Inkland King Body Art The Extreme Ink-ite – says he has mixed feelings about his extreme appearance always drawing attention.
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But the 42-yer-old admits it is understandable and to be expected, as a face covered in inkings is admittedly a rare sight to most people.
“As a species humans are quite judgemental anyway, not everyone will be but it’s just in our DNA and the nature of the beast.
“It depends where I am in the world but it can even happen on my own doorstep if there’s someone I don’t know or if it's a child."
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“But generally the feeling of being scared is you would run away and hide - but instead the kids are just staring and ogling so I’m not really a scary man to them.”
Body Art, from Birmingham, said: “Do I like it? Yes and no. It is a strange thing because I would like to be a colourful shadow just blending in but when you are a big colourful comedian like me it is hard.
“On a night out for example you want to give people the courtesy if they ask a question but when you’re out with your friends and they have heard the questions a thousand times it gets a bit much.”
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The tattoo fan, who was stabbed in 2009 over his body art, added: “People stop and ask me questions for five minutes but when you have those conversations 100 times a night it adds up.
And as for online trolling, he said: "People will post a load of crap on my pictures sometimes just because my appearance is different – but I'm a bouncy character and it doesn't really affect me."
Body Art wanted to get tattoos ever since he was nine-years-old - but he said he never intended to become Britain’s most tattooed man.
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He got his first one aged 16 and said he was influenced after travelling overseas to New Zealand and Australia as a child to visit family.
“I’ve never been good at drawing but I just love the fact that art can go on the body, ” Body Art, who grew up to be Britain’s most tattooed man, concluded.
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