Dad who inked body black is unrecognisable before tattoos – when he was 7st heavier

On Oct 12, 2022

A dad who has spent an eye-watering £75,000 on his unmissable body art has shown what he looked like before his extreme transformation.

Body modification fan Remy, from Canada, said the first snap was when he was 7st heavier than he is now and before he tattooed his entire body black.

It was shot in 2007 and he contrasted it with a more recent image where he is slimmer and has inklings covering the side of his face and head.

The first image showed him without tatts but he did have several piercings across his face.

He has spent over 1,200 hours on his tattoo journey
(Image: instagram.com/ephemeral_remy)

Writing on Instagram, Remy, who works as a chef, said: “One day I woke up; looked in the mirror, and with near tears in my eyes I said to myself this is not who I am.

“Life gets busy and stressful; it’s easy to lose yourself, and even easier not to notice it.

“It was through tremendous effort, and all the willpower I had inside me that I was able to lose 100 pounds in 2009.

“I write this to let anyone reading this today know that huge change is possible even when it seems hard to imagine, or even impossible to achieve.”

One fan replied: “Good job thank you for the motivation.”

Another said: “Looks awesome.”

The chef shared the extraordinary before and after shots on Instagram
(Image: instagram.com/remy__ivan)

And a third user wrote: “You look incredible my dude.”

The father-of-one, who has more than 200,000 followers on Instagram, receives a lot of attention in public for his eye-popping aesthetics since beginning his procedures in 2009.

But speaking with the Daily Star earlier this year, he said the opinions of others are of no concern to him.

Remy, who has also splashed out more than £10,000 on piercings and jewellery, explained: “I never get any bad or hateful comments from anyone, family or stranger, in person.

“I only ever hear those sorts of things from people online, in public I get only positive or curious comments.

The social media personality has positive interactions with strangers in public
(Image: @ephemeral_remy/Instagram)

“When I receive hate online I either ignore it or wish the hater/troll well, as I’m big enough to realise what’s upset them isn’t me.

“I realise something else is unfulfilled or bothering them in their personal life.”

And offering advice to others interested in becoming heavily inked, he added: “I would say not to be in a hurry. The journey is the funniest part.

“And if you do this as a marathon rather than a sprint you’ll have a lot better time, and make better memories.”