Super Stan Nikki Patterson has 31 tattoos dedicated to hip hop legend Eminem, a transformation that made mom proud of her body.

His credible ink journey was further validated when he earned a Guinness World Record in 2020 for having the most tattoos of the same musician.

The 36-year-old, who lives in Aberdeen, also plans to add more portraits of the rapper in the limited space she has left.

But now she’s revealed how different she looked and felt before the makeover, saying she hated her inkless skin.

Speaking with, she said: “I don’t think I look like myself when I look back. But the more tattoos I have, the more I like myself in the photos.

“I look naked, but every tattoo I get looks like it was meant to be there.



Nikki Patterson

“It helped a lot with my confidence and when I got my first portrait of Eminem I started feeling better overnight.

“I went by someone who wanted to blend in and not be seen because I was worried about how I looked to someone who wants to come out and be seen.

“The tattoos have changed me a lot.”

Earlier this month he admitted how he now lets his nine-year-old son listen to the Detroit rapper.

Nikki, who met her husband when he came after watching Godzilla dance on Instagram, has seen the artist perform live seven times.

And now she shares her love for the Lose Yourself star with her young son.

He said, “Josh sure knows who Eminem is and now I’ll let him listen.

“He’s a pretty sensitive guy and he says, ‘Oh, you can’t say that word,’ so hearing a bad word isn’t something I’m going to repeat.

“Don’t get me wrong, some of the songs I skip … I don’t want you to listen to the murders.”

Mom added: “She understands why Mom loves Eminem now and how she inspires me the same way she is inspired by music.

“But Eminem doesn’t affect him in the same way and he doesn’t want to hear it as much.

“He’s at the stage where rap sounds the same, so he’ll hear someone rapping and ask ‘it’s that Eminem’ and I’ll say ‘no’.”

Nikki was 14 when she discovered her music and by the end of the year she wants to add a portrait of Eminem and Dr. Dre to her bicep.

But despite being his number one fan, Nikki, who has 13,000 Instagram followers, has yet to meet him in person.

He said: “It seems very dark, but before I die I feel I have a good chance of meeting him.

“Especially now that the world is returning to normal with Covid. I hope he starts doing more gigs, because it could happen.