I’m a mum-of-seven & my face is covered in tattoos – parlours have BANNED me… they say I’ve gone too far
A MUM-OF-SEVEN whose face is covered in tattoos says parlours have banned her because she has “gone too far”.
Melissa Sloan, 46, from Wales, gets inked three times a week and carries a tattoo gun around at all times in case inspiration strikes.
But the mum says her DIY “prison style” tattoos, including three layers of ink on her face and a Kray Twins homage on her calf, have got her banned from professional parlours.
She told the Star: “Tattoo shops shut the door on me – tattooists won’t let me in.
“They won’t do it because I’m beyond help, because I’ve gone too far.”
Melissa’s DIY tattoos include a unicorn on the back of her head, a “RIP Mum” design on her hand, and a number of crucifixes and Playboy Bunnies across her body, and an England flag on her face which will soon be joined by a “moustache”.
She cannot get a job and has been banned from her local boozer, as well as one of her children’s nativity play.
The mum claims her children are frightened when she puts on foundation to conceal her tattoos.
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It comes after Melissa told The Sun: “People stop and stare and the hate is unbelievable.
“But I am me and I like the way I am. My mum always said she was proud of me and encouraged me to do keep doing what I loved.
“You only live once. Do what you want to do.”
She added: “I started in my 20s and then it just grew and grew and grew.
“I’m addicted to it now, and now I get a new one once or twice a week.
“I couldn’t count how many I’ve got. I’ll keep going for as long as I live.”
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