It was too-gazi all along.
A UK woman who sparked outrage after “inking” her boyfriend’s name tattooed on her face has since admitted that it was a hoax — and that she was actually trying to discourage youngsters from getting inked.
She detailed her alleged tat-fishing scam in a TikTok video with over 21 million views.
“I regret my tattoo, but not this one, because this is actually not a real tattoo,” Ana Stanskovsky, 27, declares in the video reveal.
Accompanying footage shows the Londoner using a rag to wipe away her forehead tattoo, which features the first name of her boyfriend Kevin Freshwater in purple lettering.
This marks the culmination of a ludicrous saga that began a week ago after Stanskovsky filmed herself appearing to get the ill-advised inkjob at a local parlor.
The shocking clip amassed over 30 million views, as well as facepalms from critics, who deemed her beau-honoring body art foolhardy and short-sighted.
However, many online skeptics, most notably celebrity tattoo artist Kevin Paul, were quick to point out that Stanskovsky’s so-called permanent proclamation of love was a too-gazi.
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“100% fake,” Paul, who’s tatted Rihanna, Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran, declared “it’s literally black marker pen.”
The tattoo expert said he spotted several telltale signs of tomfoolery, including the fact that the machine wasn’t running, there was no needle going into the skin, and she didn’t display any post-ink symptoms.
“Her skin would be raised and welted,” the indignant ink wizard declared of her alleged skin-deepfake. “All the pores would be raised up. You’d also see ink and blood dripping down her face.”
Stanskovsky initially denied the allegations in a series of clips, the heavily-tatted brit eventually came in clean in the aforementioned clip.
However, the TikTokker claimed she wasn’t punking people for internet clout, but rather to discourage youngsters from getting body graffiti that they might regret down the line.
“I have a message to young people and all the people who want to get covered in tattoos,” the prolific skin tagger declared in the PSA. “I want everyone to know that I regret my tattoos and you may regret yours when you get older.”
Stanskovsky added that it’s her responsibility as a heavily-inked person to “influence people in the right way” so they won’t make the same mistake that she did.
