Tom Leppard & Rona 1980s (Patreon)
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Tom Woodbridge - better known as Tom Leppard - was an eccentric tattoo fan who was tattooed from bald head to foot in a leopard pattern, with the "all the skin between the dark spots tattooed saffron yellow" and was a regular attraction at European tattoo conventions in the 1980s and 90s.
He gained international attention as much for being a recluse as for being heavily tattooed; for over two decades, Woodbridge, who was formerly with The United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF), lived in a self-made shelter, on a shoreline near Kyleakin in the south-east of the island of Skye that had no electricity or furniture. He had to canoe over three miles each way for his weekly shopping trips.
At the age of 73, he left his seclusion and moved into a small one bedroom flat, telling BBC Scotland that he was "getting too old for that kind of life".
"It's certainly very strange being surrounded by four walls and a roof but I'll get used to it," he said. "I'm getting bits of furniture together all the time and I'm getting used to sleeping in a bed at night - it's certainly more comfortable than I'm used to and electricity is very convenient." -BBC News.
Tom passed away in July of 2016.
Ron was also a frequent sight at European tattoo conventions, and has made a name for herself in adult modeling/films.
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