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Meet the student who’s tattooed ‘Homeless Ian Beale’ on her thigh

Amber-May Ellis is a third year Theatre student in Reading and she’s joined that unique rank of person who’s got an unlikely celeb tattooed onto themselves and seen it blow up on social media.

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Recently there was the woman with the Nigel Farage tattoo (she had Robert Smith of The Cure on her other shoulder) and who could forget the woman with the Ed Miliband ink?

Amber relaxing at home, proudly displaying homeless Ian Beale on her thigh

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Enhance! Zoom!

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Here’s Amber’s explanation in her own words

Basically, it was just because of a drunken bet. If I lost I had to get the tattoo. I don’t remember the bet, I was that drunk. But I knew I lost and I thought, fuck it, I should follow through on my promises.

Honestly, if the price is right I’d get anything tattooed on me. The only negative comments about my Ian tattoo are from lads.

If I’m honest, Ian Beale is a bit of a melt. He had a mental breakdown because his money-grabbing wife didn’t love him, which started his hobo phase. He is the only character that’s been in EastEnders since the beginning. Same actor and everything.

It’s all about keeping it real like Ian Beale! That’s my motto in life now. But I understand why people think I’m a complete dick for getting it.

Some lads have said it’s like having a threesome with Ian Beale. Like he is just staring at them, so it can be a mood killer. But if you don’t have enough banter to handle it, then you need to leave.

Source: http://www.theladbible.com/articles/an-interview-with-the-girl-who-got-homeless-ian-beale-tattooed-on-her-thigh-020216

And there’s more – there’s also a ‘windings banter’ tattoo

“If Ian Beale can come out of his homeless stage and have three successful businesses I know I can get through anything.

“Sometimes I look down at him and chuckle, he reminds me that as long as I’m keeping it real like Ian Beale everything’s going to be fine.”

“I’m getting a frame put around it and the words ‘Keep it real like Ian Beale’ written underneath at Easter.”

“People tell me I’m going to regret it. But I have seven other tattoos, including one between my boobs and the word ‘banter’ written in wingdings on my arm. So I can safely say I won’t be regretting Ian as I live in the moment.”

Source: http://thetab.com/uk/reading/2016/02/01/meet-reading-third-year-got-ian-beale-tattooed-thigh-3920?utm_source=local&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=pages

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If you’re wondering if the actor Adam Woodyatt knows – he does, he’s just RT’d it

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So three cheers for Amber, as she says on Facebook, she’s keeping it real like Ian Beale

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