Tattooed Man Cuts Off His Ears Cus He Wants To Look Like His Parrot. (See Photos)

Ted Richards is so obsessed with his pet
parrots Ellie, Teaka, Timneh, Jake and Bubi that
he's had his face tattooed with their colourful
feathers. The 56-year-old former factory worker
who already has 110 tattoos, went further by removing
his ears in an extreme act of mutilation made famous
by artist Van Gough. Ted gave his severed ears to a
mate who he believes "will appreciate them".

. But according to Daily Star, he is not stopping
there because he is now planning to find a surgeon
prepared to turn his nose into a beak.

"I think it looks really great. I love it. It's the best
thing that has happened to me. I am so happy it's
unreal, I can't stop looking in the mirror. I've
done it because I want to look like my parrots
as much as possible. I've had my hair long for
so many years my ears have been covered up. I
have to admit I did used to get teased at school
about my ears but that not the reason I've had it done."

Ted got his first tattoo in 1976 and has since
built up a collection covering almost his entire body.
He also has a peace sign branded on his left
shoulder with a 750 degrees centigrade hot
iron and two magnets implanted in his hands.
He shares his home in Hartcliffe, Bristol with
his four parrots, as well as South American green
iguana Iggy, and pitbull terrier Candy.

He scours the internet looking for new procedures
and says his facial transformation is a tribute
to his "babies" - Ellie, a green winged macaw, and
Teaka, a harlequin macaw. He is keeping tight-lipped
about who carried out the six hour operation,
but insists he is "happier than ever," and has even
now got himself a girlfriend, Suzannah, 31. Since
undergoing the operation Ted says the only issue
he has is keeping his glasses in place - so he has
had two small metal pins added to the side of his head.

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