Isobel Varley | |
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![]() Isobel Varley 2010, Tattoo Convention Amsterdam | |
Born | Isobel Margaret Thorpe 21 May 1937 |
Died | 11 May 2015
Stevenage,
Hertfordshire, England | (aged 77)
Nationality | British |
Known for | Former World's Most Tattooed Senior Citizen (female) in Guinness World Records |
Spouse |
Malcolm Varley (
m. 1960–2015) |
Children | 1 |
Isobel Varley (21 May 1937 – 11 May 2015) [1] was a Guinness World Records-recognized tattooed senior, [2] from Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was first named "The World's Most-Tattooed Senior Woman" in 2000. [3]
Varley got her first tattoo, aged 49, at a tattoo convention at the Hammersmith Palais. [4] According to Guinness over a ten-year period, Varley had over 200 designs inked, covering roughly 93% of her body in tattoos. She reported that "the only areas not completely tattooed is my face, the soles of my feet my ears and some area on my hands." [5] [6] Varley has also estimated to have spent over 500 hours decorating her body. [7]
Varley died 11 May 2015 at Lister Hospital, Stevenage, United Kingdom [8] after an ongoing battle with Alzheimer's disease. [9]
Isobel Varley | |
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![]() Isobel Varley 2010, Tattoo Convention Amsterdam | |
Born | Isobel Margaret Thorpe 21 May 1937 |
Died | 11 May 2015
Stevenage,
Hertfordshire, England | (aged 77)
Nationality | British |
Known for | Former World's Most Tattooed Senior Citizen (female) in Guinness World Records |
Spouse |
Malcolm Varley (
m. 1960–2015) |
Children | 1 |
Isobel Varley (21 May 1937 – 11 May 2015) [1] was a Guinness World Records-recognized tattooed senior, [2] from Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was first named "The World's Most-Tattooed Senior Woman" in 2000. [3]
Varley got her first tattoo, aged 49, at a tattoo convention at the Hammersmith Palais. [4] According to Guinness over a ten-year period, Varley had over 200 designs inked, covering roughly 93% of her body in tattoos. She reported that "the only areas not completely tattooed is my face, the soles of my feet my ears and some area on my hands." [5] [6] Varley has also estimated to have spent over 500 hours decorating her body. [7]
Varley died 11 May 2015 at Lister Hospital, Stevenage, United Kingdom [8] after an ongoing battle with Alzheimer's disease. [9]