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Travis Barker on the death of pop, his new baby and life as an honorary Kardashian

Anyone over 40 will know Travis Barker as the guy from Blink-182. The Instagramati, however, have fallen for his newer act: the very heavy-petting husband of Kourtney Kardashian. 

He has cultivated a particularly tough-looking exterior, covered to his prominent cheekbone, which reads Blessed, in tattoos. He also ensures his 8.2 million Instagram followers are kept up to date with the ever-deteriorating state of his bloodied and blistered post-gig hands. It is amusing, then, to see the calloused knuckles in person fondling a smiley-faced, sushi shaped cuddly toy. “It’s so nice,” he coos, in one of Selfridges’ plush VIP shopping suites. “My wife will be so happy.” 

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