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Dad who tattooed entire body black shares what he looked like before £87,000 makeover

A dad who inked his entire body black has shared what he looked like before his extraordinary transformation.

Ink fanatic Remy, from Canada, has tattooed his entire body with jet black ink - and has spent £87,000 on tattoos and piercings to date, reported the Daily Star.

His tattoo designs include a huge mouth with teeth on his stomach.

The dad-of-one has also stretched his bottom lip and his ears, with the latter now 'in the shape of Swiss cheese'.

Alongside his black body ink and modifications, Remy is known these days for his shaven or cropped dark hair, black framed glasses and ripped physique.

Prior to his extreme transformation, pictures show how he looks totally different.

How Remy looked without any tattoos (@ephemeral_remy/Instagram)

In his almost tattoo-free picture, Remy rocked only one inking on his chin and a few piercings as well as beach blonde hair.

However, his inking isn't to everyone's taste as the dad has revealed some of the backlash he's had.

Remy said: “I’ve had a few people say things like my son should be taken from me because of how I look but this is only ever online.

“My argument to that would be that if you think that way, you should never have children yourself.

“People stare a bit [in public] but they only say nice things and ask how long it took, how I handle the pain and generally compliment my work.”

Remy with his son Ivan (Jam Press/@ephemeral_remy)
Remy's wife, Sarah, also loves her husband’s unique look, with the pair quickly falling in love after meeting in 2016. (Jam Press/@ephemeral_remy)

Remy's first tattoo was of his son’s name but since then he has become obsessed, with the most painful ink to date on the inside of his bum.

He added: “I wasn’t concerned at all about my son [reacting] as tattoos and piercings don’t change anything.

“He’s never really noticed them as I was already pretty different looking [when he was born in 2009] - it’s completely normal for him.

The tattoo fanatic has inked his entire body black (Jam Press/@ephemeral_remy)
He has spent over £87,000 on tattoos and piercings to date (Jam Press/@ephemeral_remy)

“As he’s gotten older, he’s become very nonchalant and it’s actually made him more tolerant of people being different looking I believe.

“His favourite tattoo [of mine] is the eye on my stomach and chest.”

Fortunately, Remy's wife, Sarah, loves her husband’s unique look, with the pair quickly falling in love after meeting back in 2016.

The ink addict has been a cook for 20 years, alongside running his own kitchen and tattoo shop.

He had his first tattoo of his son’s name and since then has become obsessed (Jam Press/@ephemeral_remy)
His son’s friends are excited to meet him because of his ink (Jam Press/@ephemeral_remy)

He is also popular with his son's friends who are excited to meet him because of his unquie ink.

They think of him as a “small town celebrity” and the dad believes that Ivan might follow in his footsteps by getting tattoos of his own.

Remy added: “My son will likely get some tattoos [in the future] but not as many as me."

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