We all have moments in life we wish we could take back. Decisions we regret and words we wish we hadn’t said. But few of us have regrets as visible as Ethan ‘ModBoy’ Bramble, an Australian with a love for body modifications who sports over 200 tattoos.
However, I believe that few of us have regrets as enormous and conspicuous as Ethan ‘ModBoy’ Bramble, an Australian body devotee who has over 200 tattoos on his body.
Tattoos are quite common these days, with many people embracing elaborate and quirky designs. However, for most folks, there’s a limit to how far they’re willing to go, and it’s usually not as far as Ethan went.
Ethan’s journey began at the tender age of 11 when he got his first body modification by stretching his earlobes. Over the years, he added various modifications, including a split tongue and the removal of his belly button.
Despite all this, it’s his tattoos that draw the most attention. Ethan is covered in ink from head to toe, and it’s estimated he spent around $60,000 AUD (about $39,000 USD) on his unique appearance.
However, he has now voiced sorrow for his previous decisions.
Now, Ethan says he regrets some of his decisions. He opened up during LadBibleTV’s No Filter series, saying, “I guess you could say I regret some tattoos. Not just regret, I think there’s a difference between regret and wanting to be perceived differently.”
One of his biggest concerns is the judgment he faces while doing everyday activities, like driving his young daughter to school.
“The face is a big thing that can lead to so many – for some people, not everyone – can lead to a lot of problems for yourself, which I probably wouldn’t want my daughter to have to deal with until she was a bit older,” he noted.
“I wish that I had not gone as hectic as I did on my face.”
To address these regrets, Ethan has been undergoing painful laser surgery to remove some of his tattoos. He explained, “I’ve been getting laser [surgery], or have been, for pretty much 12 months… We do it in sections, but I’ve probably gone over the full thing six or seven times.”
The motivation? “I started getting it done because of the anxiety and stuff I was getting… Mental stuff is a funny thing to pin down, but I want to think that a lot of the anxiety was from just having a face full of tattoos.
“I’m happy with the way that I look, but I’m also happy with the mentality that over the next two years, my face tattoos are going to become less and less and less. I’m just clearing the canvas.”
