One of UK's most tattooed men has just 3% of his skin left without ink
- 10 months ago
One of UK's most tattooed men has just 3% of his skin left without ink after getting more designs in his mission to fill up his entire body surface.
Keith Gordon, 67, didn't start getting tattoos until he turned 52 - but now he has hundreds.
Now one of the UK's most inked up men, who even has tattoos covering his head, lips and eyelids - still wants more.
In recent months he has had around five sessions - including a devil design on one leg, his wife and children's names and the words 'f*** off* in a 1.5inch gap on his lower leg.
Keith estimates he has just three per cent left of white space on his body - with the remaining gaps left on his legs.
He plans to fill these with shading to leave him completely covered in ink, and said he has no idea how many tattoos he has in total - or has had done recently.
Keith, from Romford, Essex, gets stopped everywhere he goes by people shocked by his unique look.
He has no idea what all the tats cost in total - but says his head and face ink alone set him back £6k.
Retiree Keith has made appearances in EastEnders and Jurassic Park thanks to his unique look - and is the self-appointed "coolest looking guy in Essex".
Keith, a dad-of-three, said: "I have no regrets about looking like this, although it makes basic tasks a bit challenging.
"I get stares constantly and people come up to me asking if they hurt and what they cost.
"Being heavily tattooed though, it's like an addiction.
"You're chasing the high and the euphoria of getting more tattoos, each more outrageous than the last.
"At the moment now I just want to get rid of any white spaces.
"I'm going towards total coverage now."
Keith got his first tattoos at 17-years-old - but underwent several skin grafts four years later to remove them.
He then lived tattoo free until he was 52, when he suddenly decided he missed his old body art.
So he went back to the tattoo parlour to reinvent himself, but this time took the look to new extremes.
From having body art removed as a young man, Keith went full circle - tattooing most of his body, even his eyelids.
Fifteen years later, there is now next to no skin he has left uncovered and Keith has spent tens of thousands of pounds on his tattoos.
Keith Gordon, 67, didn't start getting tattoos until he turned 52 - but now he has hundreds.
Now one of the UK's most inked up men, who even has tattoos covering his head, lips and eyelids - still wants more.
In recent months he has had around five sessions - including a devil design on one leg, his wife and children's names and the words 'f*** off* in a 1.5inch gap on his lower leg.
Keith estimates he has just three per cent left of white space on his body - with the remaining gaps left on his legs.
He plans to fill these with shading to leave him completely covered in ink, and said he has no idea how many tattoos he has in total - or has had done recently.
Keith, from Romford, Essex, gets stopped everywhere he goes by people shocked by his unique look.
He has no idea what all the tats cost in total - but says his head and face ink alone set him back £6k.
Retiree Keith has made appearances in EastEnders and Jurassic Park thanks to his unique look - and is the self-appointed "coolest looking guy in Essex".
Keith, a dad-of-three, said: "I have no regrets about looking like this, although it makes basic tasks a bit challenging.
"I get stares constantly and people come up to me asking if they hurt and what they cost.
"Being heavily tattooed though, it's like an addiction.
"You're chasing the high and the euphoria of getting more tattoos, each more outrageous than the last.
"At the moment now I just want to get rid of any white spaces.
"I'm going towards total coverage now."
Keith got his first tattoos at 17-years-old - but underwent several skin grafts four years later to remove them.
He then lived tattoo free until he was 52, when he suddenly decided he missed his old body art.
So he went back to the tattoo parlour to reinvent himself, but this time took the look to new extremes.
From having body art removed as a young man, Keith went full circle - tattooing most of his body, even his eyelids.
Fifteen years later, there is now next to no skin he has left uncovered and Keith has spent tens of thousands of pounds on his tattoos.