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BBC News
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Tattooist skating to give free tattoos to breast cancer survivors
A tattooist is taking on a "skateathon" fundraising challenge to provide free areola tattoos for breast cancer survivors. Gemma Bowers owns a salon in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, where she carries out cosmetic tattoos, but also specialises in medical tattoos for women who have undergone a mastectomy. Starting in East Cowes on 3 August, she will be joined by a group of friends and volunteers as they attempt to complete a marathon on roller said: "It's like having something amputated and we're giving it back. It's part of being a woman and you're giving someone back their femininity and their dignity." Gemma said it was after her best friend asked if she would tattoo her breasts that she started gaining attention for her work."I practiced and practiced and posted about it online, which is when I had other ladies coming to me asking, 'can you do mine?'," she gaining a reputation for her work on social media, she began teaching other artists how to carry out mastectomy tattoos. "It kind of just organically happened from there and got bigger and bigger," she said. Gemma said a lot of the women who she gave tattoos to came away in tears. "It's lovely to see and I don't think there is any other treatment like it," she added. Gemma also set up a charity, the TATA Foundation, to raise funds to cover the costs of areola tattooing for those who need it the after only putting roller-skates on for the first time in January, Gemma said she now has 12 other people joining her for this year's fundraising challenge. "I posted it on Instagram and then a few people said they would like to do it and I said 'yes the more the merrier'," she said."We've been trying to find the flattest and safest area because if you hit a stone you're going over." They challenge will start in East Cowes, before moving to the boating lake in Ryde, the cycle path between Cowes and Newport and back, before finally finishing at Skates in Newport. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rams linebacker Nate Landman wears his pride on body and helmet
The lion's amber gaze fixes forward on Nate Landman's left bicep, its mane fanning across the curve of his arm. Above Landman's wrist, a zebra bends to graze, while a giraffe behind steps through a stand of wind-bent acacia trees. Together, they form a tattooed sleeve of Zimbabwe — an inked landscape of home carried by the Rams' newest defensive signal-caller. 'There's not many Zimbabwe migrants in the United States,' Landman said, 'so to represent my country and have this platform to do it is huge.' At age 4, Landman's family of six traded the southern tip of Africa for Northern California, chasing wider playing fields and educational opportunities for their children. Twenty-two years later, the red soil and wild coastlines of his first home still ride with him — in the way he stalks, strikes and erupts. So when tight end Davis Allen cut through a seam and caught a pass during Saturday's training camp session, Landman tracked him with the patience of a predator. He measured each step, sprang forward and then uncoiled, thumping the ball out of Allen's grip to send it skidding to the turf. After witnessing several of those jarring shots, safety Quentin Lake coined the nickname 'Peanut Punch Landman,' a nod to Landman's ability to force fumbles. 'He has just a knack for the ball,' Lake said. The Atlanta Falcons were the first to detect that hunch, scooping Landman out of Colorado as an undrafted rookie. In each of the last two seasons, he forced three fumbles. That instinct — and the trust he's earned — fast-tracked Landman's role with the Rams. Signed as a free agent in March, Landman wasted little time winning over Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula, who stuck a green dot on Landman's helmet, designating him as a commander of the defense. 'The way that he understands the game, he's able to talk to everybody on the defense,' Rams inside linebackers coach Greg Williams said. 'It was almost a no-brainer when coach Shula came to me and said, 'I think Nate should have the green dot.'' And for the Rams, that leadership and knack for creating turnovers came at a bargain. In a defense that doesn't spend big at linebacker, Landman — who signed a one-year, $1.1-million contract — arrived as a low-cost addition with high potential return. 'He's a great communicator. He's got great command. He's got the ability to elevate people,' coach Sean McVay said, adding, 'I just like the way that this guy's got a great vibe.' Read more: Why Ahkello Witherspoon is the 'Yoda' of the Rams defensive corps Before Landman became an on-field general for the Rams, he was in teacher mode, offering teammates a primer that had nothing to do with playbooks. During a team meeting, Landman unfurled a map of Africa, tracing its outline with his finger before shading the small patch of land he calls home — wedged right above South Africa — to give his locker room a visual pin on where his story began. 'A lot of guys don't know that Africa, the continent, is full of just individual countries,' Landman said. 'They think it's states and stuff. So it's cool to be able to share that with them — not everybody believes when I say I'm from Africa.' Amid that crash course, one question kept resurfacing. Are there lions and deer roaming around? 'A lot of people are fascinated,' Landman said. 'It's such a rare thing, that's why I'm so proud of it.' Though it's been a few years since Landman last stood on Zimbabwean soil, his family ties still tether him there. And as football sent him crisscrossing the United States, his homeland's hues and emblems have come along for the ride. The tattoo sleeve climbs into his chest, framing a map of Africa with Zimbabwe shaded deep. He still eats sadza nanyama, the maize-and-meat staple that fed his childhood. And in his parents' home, light falls on a gallery of African vignettes and keepsakes. His helmet bears the same allegiance, Zimbabwe's flag tagged proudly on the back. 'I love wearing that Zimbabwe flag on the back of my helmet,' Landman said, 'and I'll do that as long as I'm in the NFL.' Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The stomach-turning way a grieving wife is keeping her husband's memory
A grieving West Virginia wife created a stomach-turning way to remember her husband by framing a piece of his skin that featured a meaningful tattoo. Angelica Radevski, a parent and childbirth educator, chose to preserve her late husband TJ's memory in a truly unique way. 'TJ Radevski was and STILL is the #1 Pittsburgh Steelers fan,' Radevski wrote on Facebook. 'So when he died, our son chose to preserve this tattoo - his favorite one- forever.' Radevski said that the tattoo was chosen out of more than 70 that her husband had tattooed, and her son said: 'This is the one Dad would want.' The framed fragment is her 'husband's real wrinkles I used to trace when we laid in bed.' 'This isn't a replica. You can see his hair, his wrinkles, the ink I kissed goodnight,' she wrote on TikTok. Radevski shared images of herself and her son holding up the keepsake, which featured the piece of skin tattooed with a skull with the Steelers logo and colors. 'We didn't get ashes. We got something we can still touch,' she added. In a TikTok video, Radevski explained that she and her son 'don't think it's weird at all.' 'When my husband passed away unexpectedly, I knew that this is something that we were going to do because we had talked about it.' The grieving widow went to Save My Ink Forever, the only company in the world that offers this kind of keepsake service. Save My Ink Forever worked with the mortician to extract the skin and keep the tattoo intact before it was sent to the company in Ohio. 'It took about 90 days,' Radevski said in a video online. 'When they showed us his tattoo, it was indescribable as to what that felt. It wasn't just one feeling. It wasn't just an emotion.' The skin cannot be touched as it is now encased behind framed glass, but Radevski said she still felt that it helped keep a 'physical' connection to her husband. 'This has helped me in ways that I didn't know that I needed help, in places that I thought I needed it. I can't tell you what this journey so far has been for me, for my son, for our family, for our friends,' she continued. Radevski said she has shared her journey online to help spread awareness about this type of keepsake. 'TJ has now helped over 50 million people know this is an option when planning the end of our story,' she wrote on Facebook. Radevski's husband passed away 'unexpectedly' on March 21 earlier this year at 55 years old. TJ is remembered as someone with 'unmatched energy and a heart bigger than any stadium.' 'TJ's booming, contagious laugh could fill a room and make you feel like you belonged,' his obituary said. 'A die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, TJ's loyalty to the black and gold ran deep. That same passion spilled over into the years he spent coaching his son Preston's football and wrestling teams. 'He wasn't just a coach - he was a mentor, a motivator, and the loudest supporter on the sidelines... TJ was the friend you could always count on, the guy who'd hype you up and show up for you no matter what.' Radevski wrote that TJ was not just her husband but her 'best friend.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pete Davidson Names The 'Humiliating' Tattoo He Totally Regrets
Pete Davidson got candid about the story behind a 'humiliating' tattoo that read, 'Jokes come and go, but swag is forever.' The 'Saturday Night Live' alum, in an appearance on 'Hot Ones,' told host Sean Evans that the ink was inspired by a conversation with Dave Chappelle after the comedian watched Davidson perform stand-up at the since-closed Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. 'Seeing him was like crazy, like 'what the fuck,'' said Davidson of Chappelle, who at the time was still on hiatus from performing himself. 'I got off stage, and he was like, 'I watched your whole set. It was really good.'' Davidson thanked Chappelle before asking him how he keeps 'coming up with new stuff' as a comedian, referring to it as a 'difficult' task at the time. 'And he goes, 'Jokes come and go, but swag is forever.' And guess who got that tattooed on his chest?' Davidson said. Davidson noted that while Chappelle was — and still is — his idol, he later covered it with the shark from 'Jaws' because he 'needed something huge to black it out.' 'I could have just told people he said that to me,' Davidson said of the tat, which was not attributed to Chappelle. 'When you see that, you think I thought of it. I didn't put, 'dash Chappelle' ... horrible.' Davidson brought up the ink when asked about his experience with his costly, yearslong process of removing hundreds of tattoos from his body. The former 'SNL' cast member told Variety back in April that he started the process — which is at least 30% complete and has cost him $200,000 — back in 2020, and it'll take him another 10 years before he removes the rest. Davidson, who has noted that he looks to keep two or three tattoos among the bunch, said he sees the process of removing most of his ink as part of his healing journey. 'I used to be a drug addict and I was a sad person, and I felt ugly and that I needed to be covered up,' he told Variety. 'So I'm just removing them and starting fresh, because that's what I think works best for me and for my brain.' Related... Oprah's Reps Address Rumors Her Estate Blocked Critical Tsunami Escape Route Kristin Davis Called This 'Sex And The City' Scene One Of The Most 'Embarrassing' To Film Harrison Ford Says Politics May Be Making A 'Healthy Swing To The Right'
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Pete Davidson reveals his biggest tattoo regret after cringe Kim Kardashian lawyer inking
Pete Davidson regrets getting numerous tattoos, as evidenced by the many painful laser tattoo removal sessions he has undergone in recent months. But there's one bit of ink that particularly makes the 31-year-old comedian grimace when he looks back on it. In his July 28 appearance on Hot Ones — the interview show in which guests eat increasingly spicy chicken wings while host Sean Evans quizzes them on their careers — Davidson admitted that a sizable tattoo on his chest that was inspired by a run-in with Dave Chappelle is his biggest source of tattoo-related regret. The ink joined other embarrassing tattoos, including multiple tats inspired by his short-lived romance with Kim Kardashian. 'I've never admitted this because it's so humiliating,' Davidson began. 'But when I was like 20 at a comedy club — it might have been the Knitting Factory when Hannibal Buress used to run it — I did a set. I was like 19 or 20.' Pete — who recently broke his silence about his impending fatherhood — hadn't yet made his Saturday Night Live debut at the time, recalled how his set featured a celebrity guest in the audience: Chappelle. The comedian was in his wilderness period at the time, after he stepped back from his Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show in 2005 due to dissatisfaction over the direction of its delayed third season. According to Pete, his comedy set was likely in 2012 or 2013, and it wasn't until 2014 that Chappelle started making high-profile guest appearances in the lead up to his return to doing major comedy tours and releasing high-profile stand-up specials. 'So seeing him was crazy,' Davidson said. 'He was like, "I watched your whole set. It was really good."' The future SNL star couldn't pass up the opportunity to pick a veteran comedian's brain. 'How do you keep coming up with new stuff? I'm working on new stuff. It's difficult,' he recalled asking Chappelle. Davidson said the Half Baked star replied, 'Jokes come and go, but swag is forever.' Something about the pedestrian statements spoke to Davidson at that moment, and he was inspired enough to add it to his burgeoning tattoo collection. The rising star got the quotation inked high up on his chest, just above one of his nipples, but he didn't bother to include anything indicating that the phrase was said by Chappelle. Davidson explained that friends and fans who saw him shirtless assumed that he had come up with the expression. 'You know, I could have just told people he said that to me,' he admitted. 'I didn't put "dash Chappelle."' His solution, rather than to add credit to the ink, was to simply 'black it out' with an enormous 'Jaws' tattoo featuring a shark inspired by the Great White in Steven Spielberg's 1975 blockbuster. 'I just put a giant shark over it,' he admitted. Although Davidson appears to have felt awkward about seeming to take credit for Chappelle said at the time, the tattoo might have created other problems for him in subsequent years after Chappelle developed a reputation for devoting large portions of his latter-day stand-up shows to jokes that some fans consider to be transphobic. But Davidson's fans will be seeing much less of his Jaws tattoo and the embarrassing ink that it covered, as the comic is now engaged in a lengthy, costly and painful campaign to erase his infamous ink. In October of last year, Pete revealed the extent of the removal sessions so far when he flashed his bare arms, revealing that the ink was significantly faded. In January, People reported that he had already spent at least $200,000 on the procedure. Then, in February, Davidson admitted on Late Night with Seth Meyers that he hopes to have all of his tattoos erased by the time he's 40, which is a doable timeline, as it could take about a decade to remove all of his ink. In April, he delved into why he covered his body with tattoos and why he now wants to clear the slate in an interview with Variety. 'I used to be a drug addict and I was a sad person, and I felt ugly and that I needed to be covered up,' Davidson admitted. 'So I'm just removing them and starting fresh, because that's what I think works best for me and for my brain. 'When I look in the mirror, I don't want the reminder of "Oh yeah, you were a f***ing drug addict. Like, that's why you have SpongeBob smoking a joint on your back,"' he joked at the time. Davidson described the tattoo removal process as 'horrible' in the profile. 'It's like putting your arm on a grill and burning off a layer,' he explained. 'It sucks, I'm not gonna lie.' Davidson first shared his plans to remove at least some of his tattoos in 2021. At the time, he told Seth Meyers that it was a practical decision, as he wastes multiple hours getting the ink covered with makeup when he's shooting films and TV shows. 'You have to get there three hours earlier to cover all your tattoos, because for some reason, people in movies, they don't have them that much,' he said. He later added more cringey tattoos, including several related to his former girlfriend Kim Kardashian. Among the most embarrassing was the text, 'My girlfriend is a lawyer,' which he had linked above his clavicle. He also had her name inked on his chest and got a tattoo of Disney's Aladdin with Jasmine, a reference to the SNL sketch they starred in together when he was the guest host, which helped spark their romance. Pete will now get a fresh start as he prepares to welcome his first child with his girlfriend, the English-born model and actress Elsie Hewitt. She shared their baby news earlier this month with an Instagram post featuring Davidson lovingly caressing her midriff and a sonogram image showing the fetus.
