I got so many tattoos of Eminem I broke a world record – 20 of them are of his face, but I have so many more

A BRITISH Eminem fanatic who holds the bizarre world record of having the most tattoos of the same musician has spent upwards of $19,000 on portraits of the rapper's face.

Nikki Patterson, 36, of Aberdeen, Scotland, entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the bizarre achievement in September 2020.

A true Stan, Nikki secured the record for having 15 portraits of Eminem permanently etched upon her skin, but the mom-of-one has since expanded her collection to a staggering 20.

She also has another 11 other tattoos dedicated to the Detroit-born musician, who is due to perform at this year's Super Bowl, including various lyrics from his songs.

Explaining her fascination with the artist to The Sun, Nikki said: "I became a fan when I was 14. I remember I was on holiday in Spain and I bought the Marshall Mathers LP from a supermarket after other kids had been talking about it at school.

"I listened to it later and when I heard the song 'Stan' it just blew me away," she said. "The way he told the story, and the lyrics ... I was just hooked from there."

A TRUE STAN

Nikki, a self-employed nail technician, got her first tattoo dedicated to Eminem - or Slim Shady, as he's otherwise known - when she was 19.

Calling the tattoo "nothing to write home about", she got a small backward 'E' on her bikini line.

Over the years that followed, she got a number of other small tattoos, a few of which featured song titles and lyrics of the rapper's.

It wasn't until 2017 that she got her first portrait of the star, real name Marshall Mathers, and her obsession was born from there.

Within the following five years, Nikki got a staggering 19 other portraits of Eminem, spending almost $20,000 in the process.

One of the tattoos features the album cover of the first Eminem record Nikki bought, the Marshall Mathers LP, and another features the cover of her favorite album, 2010's Recovery.

Speaking about her world record-breaking collection of body art, Nikki told The Sun: "It was really exciting to get it and I'm honestly quite proud of myself."

The 36-year-old said she suffered with eating disorders and body dysmorphia for much of her life, but it was getting her first Eminem portrait that helped her to love the way she looks.