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Isobel Varley
Born
Isobel Margaret Thorpe

(1937-05-21)21 May 1937
Yorkshire, England
Died11 May 2015(2015-05-11) (aged 77)
NationalityBritish
Known forFormer World's Most Tattooed Senior Citizen (female) in Guinness World Records
Spouse
Malcom Varley
(m. 1960⁠–⁠2015)
Children1
Isobel Varley 2010, Tattoo Convention Amsterdam

Isobel Varley (21 May 1937[1] – 11 May 2015) 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]

Biographical and career information

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]

Death

Varley died 11 May 2015 at Lister Hospital, Stevenage, United Kingdom[8] after an ongoing battle with Alzheimer's disease.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Untitled". Family Member via Official Facebook Account. 2015-06-05.
  2. ^ Glenday, Craig (2010). Guinness World Records 2010: Thousands of New Records in The Book of the Decade!. Random House of Canada. p. 98.
  3. ^ "Tattooed Matron". Wired.com. 2001-06-19.
  4. ^ "Isobel Varley - she's a work of art!". BBC - Beds Herts and Bucks. 2008.
  5. ^ Varley, Isabel. "My Story Part 8". Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  6. ^ "Isobel Varley: 'Most tattooed female senior citizen' dies". BBC News.
  7. ^ "Isobel Varley 1937-2015: Most tattooed female senior citizen passes away". 12 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Family pay tribute to world's most tattooed senior citizen Isobel Varley from Stevenage who passed away peacefully on Monday". The Comet UK. 13 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Isobel Varley: World's most tattooed female senior citizen dies aged 77". Independent UK. 16 May 2015.