Isobel Varley

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]

Isobel Varley
Isobel Varley 2010, Tattoo Convention Amsterdam
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(s)
Malcom Varley
(
m. 19602015)
Children1

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]

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