Isobel Varley
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Died11 May 2015 (aged 77)
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
KnownforFormer World's Most Tattooed Senior Citizen (female) in Guinness World Records
Spouse
Malcolm Varley
(m. 1960–2015)Isobel Varley | |
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 Isobel Varley 2010, Tattoo Convention Amsterdam | |
| Born | Isobel Margaret Thorpe 21 May 1937 |
| Died | 11 May 2015 (aged 77) Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England |
| 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]
