Amanda Brignall, British Mother Of Two, Has 80 Percent Of Her Body Covered In Tattoos After Painful Divorce (VIDEO)

Why This Mom Covered 80% Of Her Body With Tattoos

A British mother of two says she covered 80 percent of her body in tattoos after a painful divorce -- but now the ink is interfering with her dating life.

In an interview with Barcroft TV posted this week, 49-year-old Amanda Brignall said she "wanted to add a bit of glamour into [her] life" after her husband divorced her when she was 37.

Today, Brignall's tattoos include a portrait of Marilyn Monroe, a star design on her face, and a "talk to the hand" tattoo inscribed on her palm, which she said she'll flash to anyone who's not a fan of her appearance.

Though Brignall said that she loves her tattoos, the men in her Yorkshire, England community don't seem to feel the same way; she's only had one date in the last seven years.

"I don't get chatted up much, I don't know why," she said. "I think I intimidate them -- unless I'm too freaky from them, I don't know."

Brignall's post-divorce ink may be eye-catching, but this is hardly the first time someone has turned to tattoos in the wake of a bad breakup. In June 2012, Carl McCoid, a 39-year-old British man, showed off nearly $800-worth of Miley Cyrus tattoos that he had inked across his body after his divorce.

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