Paddy McGuinness has recruited David Beckham’s tattoo artist for his inking to celebrate his Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge.
The comedian recently promised he would get a tattoo of Patch the Chopper - the specially-adapted 1970s Rayleigh bike he used to complete the 300-mile bike ride - if he raised more than £10 million for Children In Need.
Speaking on BBC Radio 2 on Tuesday, the Take Me Out host revealed he has now raised a staggering £10.5 million for charity and is eyeing up Beckham’s tattoo artist, Louis Molloy, for his inking.
When asked about the inking, McGuinness, 51, admitted he’d almost forgotten about his promise.
“It’s weird because that was so massive and it such a lovely thing to be part of and it’s kind of like, it’s not gone out of my mind completely but I'm like, ‘Oh yeah, the bike ride!’” he confessed.
He confirmed: “I am getting a tattoo done, thanks for reminding me about it. There’s a tattoo artist who I approached called Louis Molloy.”
He went on: “He did, if you remember back in the day, he did the big David Beckham one on his back, the big angel.
“He's been in touch and he's sent me a few images... I don't want to put them on my Instagram yet because I want to get it done.”
McGuinness added that he wants to get the tattoo done in the next few weeks.
“I promise you, I'll get it done before Christmas and I'll show it to you,” he vowed to listeners.
The former Top Gear host made the “impulsive” decision to get a tattoo if he exceeded £10 million during a chat with Zoe Ball on Radio 2 in late November after completing his cycle challenge.
In a video to his fans on Instagram afterwards, McGuinness asked for suggestions on where he should put the inking.
“A lot of people have suggested the backside... can’t go there purely because if anyone wants to see it I cant be dropping my pants every two minutes, not a good look,” he said, laughing.
The comic pointed to his inner forearm, saying that the area seemed to be “popular” with his followers.
McGuinness rode Patch, a bike designed for a child, for five days from Wrexham to Glasgow in mid November.
He previously admitted that riding a kid’s bike caused him several health issues and said his physiotherapist had been helping him at every stop of the cycle.
“Essentially, it’s a child’s bike, and you’re kind of in a stressed position all the time when you’re riding it,” he told BBC Breakfast.
“So that’s why my back keeps seizing up, but this last couple of days, my knees have gone now, they’re completely shot.
“And Jeff my physio, he gets stuck into me at every pit stop.”
