Wherever Melissa Sloan goes she takes her tattoo gun with her. That way, whenever she feels the need, she punches her latest dramatic design into her skin.
Her first, a name of a loved one, was done professionally 20 years ago, and the second was a picture of her beloved Kray Twins. But not many mean that much to her.
She is laughed at when she steps foot in a supermarket or takes her children for a walk in the park, as passers-by “jump away” from her. She has even been called “Crayola” while taking her children to school, but she has no regrets.
