A tattoo and piercing fanatic who has been dubbed the "most modified man in the world" has fallen in love - and his partner shares his passion for body art. Marcelo "B-Boy" De Souza Ribeiro is known for his eccentric inkings and invasive body modifications which include fanged metal teeth, skin implants and a split tongue. He hit headlines in the past for revealing he has spent about £30,000 on his transformation as he wanted to resemble an "alien devil".
He believes that 98 per cent of his body has been altered, including the removal of his index finger, as well as excess skin and muscle, as well as splitting his hand in half. Now the 41-year-old has debuted his new girlfriend who he claims is "the one".
Tattoo artist Marcelo said: "Her name is Deby, she is 33 and we have been together for a year now. We met around four years ago at a tattoo event. "She has tattoos on about 60 per cent of her body, a forked tongue and implants on her forehead. And she even performs body suspensions.".
Deby, who is also a tattoo artist, and Marcelo, who has over 1,500 tattoos, hit it off at the event but initially decided to stay as friends. Last year, the connection proved to be too strong and the two started a romantic relationship together. Marcelo, who is from São Paulo in Brazil, said: "We've been together for some time now. And it's my first relationship with someone who also has modifications.
