Sunday, October 18, 2015

Ted Richards cuts off his ears to mimic pet parrots

Ted Richards, 56, from Hartcliffe in Bristol, who has had his ears taken off so he can look more like his Parrot. August 16 2015. See SWNS story SWPARROT; A man who had his face and eyeballs tattooed to look like his pet parrots has gone a step further - by cutting off his EARS. Bonkers Ted Richards, 56, is obsessed by pets Ellie, Teaka, Timneh, Jake and Bubi and has his face tattooed with colourful feathers. But the animal nut - who has 110 tattoos, 50 piercings and a split tongue - has now had both his ears removed by a surgeon in a six hour operation. Eccentric Ted has given his severed ears to a friend who "will appreciate them" and is now planning to find a surgeon prepared to turn his nose into a BEAK.
Ted Richards, 56, from Hartcliffe in Bristol, who has had his ears taken off so he can look more like his Parrot. August 16 2015. See SWNS story SWPARROT; A man who had his face and eyeballs tattooed to look like his pet parrots has gone a step further – by cutting off his EARS. Bonkers Ted Richards, 56, is obsessed by pets Ellie, Teaka, Timneh, Jake and Bubi and has his face tattooed with colourful feathers. But the animal nut – who has 110 tattoos, 50 piercings and a split tongue – has now had both his ears removed by a surgeon in a six hour operation. Eccentric Ted has given his severed ears to a friend who “will appreciate them” and is now planning to find a surgeon prepared to turn his nose into a BEAK.
A man who had his face and eyeballs tattooed to look like his pet parrots has gone a step further – and cut off his ears.
Englishman Ted Richards had both ears removed in an operation, so he could closer resemble his five parrots Ellie, Teaka, Timneh, Jake and Bubi.
The 56-year-old is now looking for a surgeon willing to turn his nose into a beak.
Richards will not disclose who carried out the operation, but said he has now got a girlfriend – Suzannah, 31 – as a result.

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He is escatic with the result, saying, “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.”

After getting his first tattoo in 1976, Richards become hooked and now has 110 tattoos (and 50 piercings) covering most of his body.

A fan of body modification, he has also had metal implants inserted into his head, two one-and-a-half inch horns inserted in his forehead, his tongue split, and his eye injected with ink.
With the various surgeries, Richards has become somewhat of a local celebrity. “The kids are running up to me and asking to see gory photos – they just love it. They are just so fascinated. I was really surprised – I thought they were more likely to run away.
“I went to the supermarket the other day and when I went in, I said ‘Blimey it’s so windy out there it blew my ears off’ – and everybody had a chuckle.”
He gave his severed ears to a friend “who will appreciate them” and will keep them in resin.
Collect photo of extreme body mod fan Ted Richards' during his latest surgery - to have his ears removed. See SWNS story SWPARROT; A man who had his face and eyeballs tattooed to look like his pet parrots has gone a step further - by cutting off his EARS. Bonkers Ted Richards, 56, is obsessed by pets Ellie, Teaka, Timneh, Jake and Bubi and has his face tattooed with colourful feathers. But the animal nut - who has 110 tattoos, 50 piercings and a split tongue - has now had both his ears removed by a surgeon in a six hour operation. Eccentric Ted has given his severed ears to a friend who "will appreciate them" and is now planning to find a surgeon prepared to turn his nose into a BEAK.
Collect photo of extreme body mod fan Ted Richards’ during his latest surgery – to have his ears removed. See SWNS story SWPARROT; A man who had his face and eyeballs tattooed to look like his pet parrots has gone a step further – by cutting off his EARS. Bonkers Ted Richards, 56, is obsessed by pets Ellie, Teaka, Timneh, Jake and Bubi and has his face tattooed with colourful feathers. But the animal nut – who has 110 tattoos, 50 piercings and a split tongue – has now had both his ears removed by a surgeon in a six hour operation. Eccentric Ted has given his severed ears to a friend who “will appreciate them” and is now planning to find a surgeon prepared to turn his nose into a BEAK.
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