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Haters Assume I'm A Criminal Cos Of My Tattoos | TRANSFORMED
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Jun 7, 2025
TORRELL, 29, of Topeka, US is 90% covered in tattoos. He got his first one done at the age of 18 and has kept going ever since. These days, Torrell feels like a ‘walking piece of art’ and is an aspiring tattoo model. He would like to be 100% covered in tattoos but before he does, he would like his mum to get a glimpse of him without any… Enter makeup artist Jeannie. Torrell’s used to sitting for hours for tattoo sessions but how will he feel seeing himself with them all covered up? And will his mum love or not like the look?
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I'm about 90% covered in tattoos
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I feel like I'm a walking piece of art. I've spent about $32,000
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I want to give my mom one last look of me without tattoos before I'm fully tattooed
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I'm feeling really excited about the transformation today. I'm looking forward to seeing it one last time
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At least it's not permanent. I'm nervous. Wow. What do you think your mom's going to say
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I'm sure she'll like the tattoo look better, honestly. Yeah. Oh my gosh
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I lost count on how many tattoos I had. I go by body parts now
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Like arms, legs, stomach, armpits. So I have a rose on my hand
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This is one of my first tattoos I got. It's For Nothing is Impossible with God
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This does right here as well for some fillers. And then put some more clouds in to go along with that
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My name is Terrell Nickerson. I'm 29 years old and I'm about 90% covered in tattoos
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I have my feet left and two gaps on my legs. So I'd say about four spots left on my body before I'm 100% covered
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I got my first tattoo when I was about 18 years old
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As soon as I graduated high school, I got my first one. I've spent about, I lost count around like $32,000
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And then ever since then, yeah, I just stopped counting. I feel like I'm a walking piece of art because of my tattoos
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This is who I am. This is what I love. I just love expressing myself. My mom, she didn't want me to get face tattoos at all
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I feel like now, though, she's used to it. And so now it like yeah this is who he is I decided to do this cover today because I want to give my mom one last look of me without tattoos before I fully tattooed
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Looking forward to seeing it one last time. At least it's not permanent. Hi. Hi. I'm Jeannie
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This is my assistant, Monica. I'm Jeannie. Nice to meet you guys. Come on in. Follow me. Thank you
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I'm feeling really excited about the transformation today. If I liked it, then I'll get some pictures to store it as memories because we're not doing no laser surgery or anything like that
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You want to come over and take a seat? Let's get started. I'm excited. You're excited? Yeah
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I think it's going to be so different
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I'm sure everybody who knows him is going to not even recognize him
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Have you ever had anybody give you complete about your tattoos and just be rude and judgmental
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yeah i have a lot of people like that especially on social media with the comments they post under
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my videos you know just judgmental things like oh he's got out of prison he don't got no job
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you know people saying he messed up your face things like that but keyboard warriors right
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exactly having tattoos doesn't affect your ability to do you know be a doctor be a nurse or you know
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do things like that i have people come up to me in the grocery store like wow i love your face i
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love your work or you know asking me questions like did that hurt how bad did that hurt so really
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it varies on the person I'm nervous I think it turned out pretty dang good I feel like I could have done better but I think
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it amazing I anxious honestly I ready to see the the transformation I ready to see what I look like without tattoos Whoa
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Wow. Wow. I don't like it. I don't remember looking like this
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I had hair when I was young too like long hair so with the ball look too
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and no tattoos I look weird like a naked Morat No I do though
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I really really liked his reaction I feel like that was true
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to what I thought it was going to be Yeah just like wow but I don't like it
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I like the tattoos I mean clearly I like tattoos anyway but it just
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doesn't feel like him and I've only known him for a few hours now. What do you think your mom's
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going to say? I'm sure she'll like the tattoo look better, honestly. I feel like anybody even knows you would say that
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We've known you for, what, a few hours? Right. I know. You did a good job, though. I like it
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It's fun, yeah. How did you feel when Jarrell first sent K
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They were okay at first, and then once he got it on his face, I thought that was
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That's a little bit too much, but you know, I kind of got used to it
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I miss Terrell without the tattoos. Oh my gosh, Terrell
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Now that's the Terrell member. I love it. How do you feel
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You want your tattoos back. Yeah. Especially with the ball look. It's just too naked
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But you're looking handsome. Yeah we can keep it like that all the time now Do you prefer this Yes I do I do Yes Terrell
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I don't feel like myself. It's just too naked. I don't want to look normal now
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Turn around again. Let me see. Wow, yes. I love it, Terrell
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You look nice like my son. You got your baby face. This was very fun
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First time experience for me, I loved it. My mom's reaction, I was more shocked than her
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Like, she said she likes this look, you know? When I first revealed myself, I didn't think she would like this
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I don't know, I just... I like the tattoo look way better, but I'm surprised she said she likes this look better
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Does it hurt at all to hear her say something like, oh, there's my son, or..
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No, because this is, well, not this, but my tattoo look is how I am now
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This is her son now. We have two trans kids
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Anyone can be whoever they want. I'm just owning it. Our family is seen to be very unconventional
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So I had kids and I can't be hot anymore. Like, moms are hot too. People say I look like a thug, but I love thugs
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I take that as a compliment. I'm bored of people thinking that I cannot be intimate
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I'm a young, single, hot piece of disabled booty. I feel like I'm going to look at myself and be like, who is that
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Life is way too short to be hiding. It is my story. It is my truth
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Thank you
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