Woman breaks the Guinness World Record for the most tattoos.
Many people have got a tattoo, on their arms, legs, backs or on parts they don’t want to talk about! And many have had hundreds of different designs, sometimes a heart to proclaim their love for someone, or a little symbol.
However one woman seems to love tattoos so much, a whopping 95% of her body is covered in them, which has earned her a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, reported by blurtit.
Julia Gnuse has tattoos extending throughout her body, nearly every body part is covered tattoos except her feet. Many people have one or two tattoos, but Ms. Gnuse has over 400 tattoos covering her body.
Don’t even mention laser tattoo removal to her because the reason behind Ms. Gnuse’s obsession of tattoos is a medical condition. She suffers from Porphyria, which causes the skin to blister when exposed to sunlight. The blisters cause scarring. Despite the tattoos not being able to correct such scarring, they help to cover up the scars.
Ms. Gnuse, on her condition said “ A friend who is a plastic surgeon suggested tattooing my skin the same colour as the scarring I had, to see if we can match my pale-looking skin. That didn’t work. We tried it.
It was very difficult to match that. So I had the idea of a colourful tattoo, then I got hooked. I got addicted.” She has been nicknamed “Illustrated Lady”due to her tattooed body.
In the UK, the most tattooed person is Isobel Varley, who was born in 1937. She has held her Guinness World Record for the World’s most tattooed senior citizen having so much tattoos at the age of 72. Her love of tattoos started in the 80’s after visiting a tattoo convention, which lead to numerous tattoos after.