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Man Who Spent N5 Million On Tattoo Now Struggling To Find A Job by israel007: 12:54pm On Mar 07, 2013
He's Britain's most-tattooed man, with 80 per cent of his body covered in ink.
But 33-year-old Mathew Whelan is now struggling to find work as a result of his devotion to body art.
After spending 300 hours in the tattooist's chair and having paid more than £20,000 for designs, Mr Whelan is currently volunteering in the office of a Liberal Democrat MP.

He has also changed his name to King Body Art The Extreme Ink-ite or, alternatively, King of Inkland.
Mr Whelan says body modification is a culture, a way of life and almost a religion.
Body Art has expressed his wish to educate the world on his colourful beliefs.
But he also volunteers at the office of Liberal Democrat MP John Hemmings in Yardley, in Birmingham.
Mr Whelan, from Birmingham, said: 'I've got so much respect for the history of body modification.
'It's an art and a culture and when a group of kids stare at me, I'll talk to them an explain the history of it.

'People who do what I do treat their body like a temple. Like Christian's have Jesus, we have our bodies.'
He says he has wanted tattoos since the age of nine after seeing his Dad's and Uncle's.

The enthusiast got his first one, a British Bulldog with a blank scroll, at the age of 16.
Snakes, scorpions, eyeballs and vampires are among the illustrations that cover 80 percent of his body.
He even has one of his eyeballs tattooed white.


Mr Whelan said: 'I'm fully aware of the risks involved. For my eyeball, I went to the opticians beforehand and got several opinions.'
He has set up his own non-profit organisation, called Modify, to help those with body modifications to work.
He said: 'For me it's a lifestyle. I have a personal belief in skinology and bodistry which is my adaptation of skin and story of the body.
'I don't see why someone should be discriminated against just because of the way they look, so I want to help those people as much as I can to find employment.'
The ex-wrestler now works as a body modification model and volunteers for the Liberal Democrats.
He said: 'When I die I want to leave my body to a museum or a member of my family.
'There's someone in Canada who has already asked if he can have my skull to use as a paint pot.'


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Re: Man Who Spent N5 Million On Tattoo Now Struggling To Find A Job by dopeJemi: 1:17pm On Mar 07, 2013
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Re: Man Who Spent N5 Million On Tattoo Now Struggling To Find A Job by israel007: 1:36pm On Mar 07, 2013
The guy na one kind man. Why worry about a job when you have a job of removing a those tattoos
Re: Man Who Spent N5 Million On Tattoo Now Struggling To Find A Job by lindaflorence: 1:54pm On Mar 07, 2013
y u dey fine job, u no no say u be job ursef.
abeggi dey waka 4 road people will give u money.
ode u don turn self employed grin
Re: Man Who Spent N5 Million On Tattoo Now Struggling To Find A Job by ogomatty: 4:28pm On Mar 07, 2013
Dis 1 resemble my village masquerade! Abeg I don run oo
Re: Man Who Spent N5 Million On Tattoo Now Struggling To Find A Job by Sarcasm01: 7:23pm On Mar 07, 2013
Hey guy, Don't Pity Stupid Man Jare nd They shld'nt give him Job
Re: Man Who Spent N5 Million On Tattoo Now Struggling To Find A Job by Nobody: 7:50pm On Mar 07, 2013
What is this shocked shocked :ohe looks so scary.the witches in his village have not left him shocked
Re: Man Who Spent N5 Million On Tattoo Now Struggling To Find A Job by izyrach(f): 7:03am On Mar 08, 2013
KAI PEOPLE ARE MORE FOOLISH DAN I EVER THOUGHT

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