Chelsea footie star Millie Bright blamed working hard on the pitch for footage that reveals she fell asleep in a gruelling five-hour tattooing session - leaving the tattooist talking to himself.
Dan Rossetter shared a video online showing the Chelsea player snoozing peacefully during her session with the 39-year-old tattooist.
The viral clip shows the 29-year-old footballer passed out on the tattooing bed in a state of complete relaxation as Dan inks an A4-size owl onto her upper arm at A Star Tattoos in Chessington, Greater London.
Dan claims that the defender fell asleep four hours into the session, waking up periodically to suggest that her lethargy was 'because of the football'.
The artist even had to rouse Millie from her slumber several times to ask her to switch positions so that he could reach different parts of her arm.
Dan, who has tattooed Millie five times to date, believes that the athlete felt 'relaxed' due to the trust built up between the pair, and claims that they had a good laugh about it afterwards.
Dan said: "At the beginning of the session we were having a chat, a catchup from when I'd last seen her - she was telling me about the football and bits and pieces.
"I was just about to start up the conversation again and I thought, 'oh, I'm getting no response here'. I looked down and she'd fallen asleep.
"I was quite surprised. It was funny. My reaction must have been a picture to start off with.
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"She'd wake up and say, 'sorry about that, it must be the football'.
"I just left her to it. I thought, 'she's happy enough, she's asleep'.
"There were times where I had to change the position of where she was lying, so I had to break her chilling out.
"I think because it's the fifth time I've tattooed her, she's just so relaxed now. She's such a relaxed person.
"The trust has been built over time.
"I think because it was her as well, and I haven't had that experience with her [before], it just made it a little bit funnier.
"We just had a laugh about it more than anything."
Dan uploaded a clip of the snoozing celeb on TikTok, where it racked up more than 70,000 likes, comments and shares.
Millie Bright even got in on the fun herself, commenting on the video: "I'm bringing a pillow and blanket next time - arm's coming along nicely."
Meanwhile, other TikTok users were quick to share their own similar experiences.
One user said: "I fell asleep having mine done. Most relaxing thing ever."
A second said: "I did this [during] my shoulder tattoo, the artist thought I'd fainted."
A third joked: "My Fitbit registered my last tattoo as a two-hour nap."
