A woman has revealed how her family staged an "intervention" for her after she came home with a tattoo as a teen that was so bad that they said would it "ruin her life".
Izzy, 27, appeared on the E4 show Tattoo Fixers in the hopes the artists would be able to cover up the tattoo.
Speaking to tattoo artists Sketch, Alice and Pash, Izzy said: "I’ve got a tattoo that used to be all about me, that was my lifestyle and it’s just not anymore - I changed my mind."
Izzy explained that she had the tattoo done nine years ago, and at the time "loved it", but her family had always hated it.
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She continued: "My whole family held an intervention, they told me I’d ruined my life and no one would ever want to be with me, I was never going to get employed."
The mum finally revealed the ink that was etched on the underside of her upper arm, which read, "Act like a princess, f*** like a s***."
Shocked, Alice said: "I can see why your family held an intervention - it makes it look like you haven’t got much respect for yourself.”
"It makes me look like I’m easy, and I’m not, they've got to put the work in," Izzy replied.
Izzy explained that the reason she's now so keen to get the tattoo removed is that her seven-year-old daughter is now at the age that she can read it.
"Who wants to look at their mum and read that on their arm - I just need it gone," she says.
After discussing the tattoo faux pas with the tattoo fixers, they got to work mapping up designs that they think would cover the offending ink.
Eventually, Izzy decides on Pash's bat tat and is thrilled with the results.
"It’s perfect - I am so relieved," Izzy says once it's complete.
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