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Sophie Brownson

Inside the world of a Newcastle tattoo artist who has 70% of his body inked and the 'weird requests' he gets

Hours of work and hundreds of pounds later, tattoo artist James Dickson finally sits back to admire his latest creation - and it would be fair to say it's an unusual one.

James from Newcastle's Pins and Needles Tattoo Studio had just finished a tattoo for a client who wanted Uncle Albert's head from 'Only Fools and Horses' on Popeye's body with a sailor anchor in the background. The reason why? That's not for the 38-year-old to ask.

However, he definitely has something to say after a client headed straight to the beach afterwards and ruined the tattoo he put his heart and soul into.

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