A ‘full bodysuit’ in continuous black and grey tattoo. has been inked onto her flesh over the last 8 years by her new love Curly.  

Only her left armpit, half her right leg and most of her face is uncovered – but she hopes to get that daubed next spring. She say's she will not have any more done on her face.  So is she a contender for the worlds most tattooed woman?

Jacqui fell for 45-year-old tattooist Andreas Moore, nicknamed ‘Curly’, after  divorcing her husband, Martin, in 2003.

She said: ‘I went to get a new tattoo to symbolise a new chapter in my life and my new found freedom.  When I got to the parlour I met Curly and we fell in love and he has been tattooing me ever since.’

Jacqui says her employer, a private school where she works as a gardener, is happy with her look – but many others aren’t.

She said: ‘Some people tell me I look disgusting but others are very nice while I get a lot of funny looks from other people. But I am proud of my body, I see it as a work of art.’

Her complex tattoo involves a swarm of dragonflies on her back swirling Indian and Tibetan flowers on her leg, and a large spider’s web – complete with tarantulas – on her stomach.

An open eye is inked inside her right armpit.

Luckily Curly doesn’t charge for the work, which would have cost approx £13,440 up to now.

Jacqui, from Oxford, said: ‘I love seeing my body change every time Curly  tattoos me. It’s an incredible journey of self-discovery.’