DEVILS IN DISGUISE
We are couple with ‘world’s most body modifications’ – people think we are demons after covering bodies in devil tatts
A COUPLE covered with the world's most tattoos and body modifications have been mistaken as "demons" when in public.
The South American pair's transformation has become a local sensation with the married lovers set to renew a Guinness World Record title they've held for almost a decade.
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Victor and Gabriel Peralta from Buenos Aires, Argentina, currently hold the official Guinness World Record for "most body modifications" (married couple).
They earnt the title in 2014, with 84 modifications between them at the time.
Pictures showed the couple with their freakish implants and satanic tattoos.
Victor even has the devil's "666" carved into his scalp, alongside £400 metal horns implanted into his skull.
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The man recalled getting his first inking at 13 with the word f**k across the fingers on his left hand.
Since then, he became obsessed – with more that 95 per cent of his body inked.
Victor aspired to emulate a demon, which caught the eye of his now wife, Gabriela, who have been happily married for the last 15 years.
The couple now have a combined 91 tattoos and modifications between them as the look to renew their record for its ten year anniversary.
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Gabriela told NeedToKnow: "When we received the title, I felt immense emotion and pride at being awarded for my choice of life.
"I've always been faithful to what I like and the image I want to have, respecting my inner being, which has been closely linked to art.
"Growing up in my grandparent’s house, I breathed art 24-hours a day.
"My grandfather was a musician and a photographer, with my grandmother a painter.
"I grew up with art all around me."
Victor, 52, has always had skin in the game - owning his own tattoo parlour for more than 28 years.
He said: "My father loved drawing and thanks to him, I adopted that passion for drawing and later grew up tattooing people.
"Then, the modifications arrived and one day Guinness found us and awarded us for this passion.
"I’m so happy and proud to be awarded with my wife for our life itself."
The couple estimated they have spent thousands of pounds on their modifications, which included pointed ears and forked tongues.
However, the duo said most of their body work had been gifts from friends.
But their journey has not been a smooth ride - the couple fell victim to online trolls who branded them "Cherubs from hell".
Victor said: "People react in different ways... surprise, curiosity and fear.
"We're often congratulated for our courage and for being daring, both with the pain threshold and tolerance for it.
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"But also because we’re confronting society by choosing a lifestyle that's so different to other people without having any type of concerns.
"We live it naturally and without prejudice – we simply are and we live as we want."
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