Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
indy100
indy100
Entertainment
Kate Plummer

BBC news reporter stuns colleague by saying he made necklace out of teeth for his girlfriend

Everyone loves a romantic gesture.

But how would you feel if you received a necklace made out of your boyfriend’s teeth?

Unfortunately that is exactly what one lucky girlfriend received as recounted by her boyfriend at the time, BBC News reporter Tom Hepworth, who made the lovely (?) artwork when they were together.

Chit-chatting away after a news package about making jewellery had come to an end, the presenter asked his colleague Alexis Green if she had ever made her own.

Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter

She said she used to make earrings for her friends and family for Christmas but said she didn’t think they were “that impressed.”

Absolutely knocking her efforts out of the park, he boasted: “I once made a necklace out of teeth for a girlfriend.”

“Oh. That’s lovely. For a girlfriend?” his co-host replied, slightly taken aback.

“It didn’t last long,” he admitted. We can’t think why.

The exchange has gone viral with over 213,000 views. Responding to it, people thought it was hilarious and bizarre in equal parts:

In case you wanted more info, Hepworth then clarified that he was a goth at the time and it was “acceptable” back then.

And when someone told him he had a friend who stuffed a pillow with his own body hair as a gift to his girlfriend, Hepworth said that was “gross” and explained “enamel gifts are so much classier.”

Glad that’s clarified, then.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Keira Knightley Revisits "Trauma" of Being Accused of Having an Eating Disorder
"I'll suddenly have a very bodily memory of it because, ultimately, it's public shaming."
Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Keira Knightley recalls ‘public shaming’ she felt amid claims she had an eating disorder
‘It’s obviously part of my psyche, given how young I was,’ she recalls about the eating disorder claims
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
The Simpsons: Hit & Run dev says they could've made 3 sequels without paying a penny for the license: "Some crazy person at the publisher - we never found out who - said no"
"We never imagined it would still be bringing some people happiness 20 years later!"
GamesRadar
GamesRadar
Wrestler, film star – and future president? Why we should all take Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson seriously
The WWE icon, already one of Hollywood’s highest-paid film stars, has shown himself to be ‘focus group-proof’
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Eating this fruit before bed can help you sleep better – but expert opinions are divided
TikTok strikes again with its avocado sleep hack – but does it actually work?
T3
T3
Cher was ‘shocked’ to discover her legal name after birth certificate mix-up
Pop icon had gone for years without knowing what was written on her birth certificate
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.
Download on the AppStore Get it on Google Play