A man branded 'Britain's most tattooed dad' has revealed the two questions he's sick and tired of hearing.
Keith Gordon is known for his unique appearance, which often leads to curious glances and the odd question when he's out and about. The dad, from Hornchurch, Essex, is tattooed from head to toe and often finds himself at the receiving end of the same old questions about his tattoos.
Speaking to The Daily Star, the dad admitted his least favourite question is "did that hurt?". He said: “I just will not answer that any more. Just obviously it hurts. Yes, it did hurt. What more can I say.”
Keith before all of his tattoos (Courtesy of Jamie-Lee Gordon / S SWNS)Keith, 67, also finds it "very boring" when strangers comment, "I bet that cost a lot of money, didn't it". He admits to having lost track of his total expenditure over the years, but knows it runs into thousands. So, if you're planning to engage in a conversation with this tattooed dad, be prepared with more creative comments.
He suggests: "What I would like is people asking 'who's the artist that did that?' Or 'what studio did you go to for that one?' Or 'what do you call that sort of style?'
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Keith's journey with tattoos began at 17, but he underwent several skin grafts four years later to remove them. He lived without tattoos until he was 52 when nostalgia for his old body art struck him. This led him back to the tattoo parlour, but this time, he took his passion to new extremes. From removing his body art as a young man, Keith went full circle tattooing most of his body, even his eyelids.
A decade and a half later, Keith finds himself with barely any untouched skin left. However, this tattoo enthusiast, who "enjoys the attention" that comes with being heavily inked, has no plans of putting down the needle anytime soon.
Keith said: "I'm still getting tattooed every month or so and I've got gaps I'd like to fill in. When you've got as many tattoos as I do, you only see the gaps, you don't see the tattoos. You only want to fill them as the gaps stand out. So I'm just in the process of filling them in until I feel complete."
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