Mario Falcone to get a fan’s face tattooed onto his body for new show
Gem Hosking, 21, will have her Twitter profile pic immortalised on Towie hunk's body
MARIO Falcone is set to add to his ever-growing collection of tattoos – and a lucky fans face will be taking pride of place.
The Towie lothario, 28, took to Twitter to give his fans the once in a lifetime competition offer as part of new TruTV show, Inkmaster Redemption.
He wrote: “Getting someone’s profile pic inked on me!!
“Reply… it could be you! Join me at the Southbank at 2:30pm on Wed. #InkMasterRedemption @trutvuk.”
Fans of Mario are encouraged to come down to see the tattoo being done at 2.30pm on London’s Southbank on Wednesday, 8 March.
The lucky winner was 21-year-old Gem Hosking – and her likeness will now be integrated into a piece of body art on Mario’s skin.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun Online, she said: “I’m a very big fan of Mario’s – he’s one of the best looking men on The Only Way is Essex!
“I was so excited when I found out I won, I didn’t know what to do.
“I don’t know where the new tattoo is going to be but the picture they’re using is my Twitter profile picture.”
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Mario is no stranger to the tattoo gun, already having sleeves on both of his arms, and the new tattoo is sure to take pride of place in the collection.
The toned Towie hunk has just come out of hospital after a hernia operation, and has been showing off his sweet side on his social media sites as he plays with his sister Giovanna’s two boys.
Giovanna Fletcher, who is married to Tom from McFly, has two children Buzz, 2, and Buddy.
Despite his brief trip into hospital, it appears at least his love life is finally on the up as he and jungle queen Vicky Pattison, also 28, have gotten closer.
Although they have not made anything official yet, Vicky has admitted that the pair fancy each other and she has stayed at his house several times.
Last week the couple were caught kissing on the doorstep of his Essex home, but Vicky has insisted that it is ‘all about the friendship’.
That didn’t stop her having an awkward run in with her potential in-laws on Loose Women, when she accidentally mistook the interview as the first time they had ever met.
Giovanna went on to explain that she had actually previously interviewed Vicky and they had played ‘I Have Never’ together during her Geordie Shore days, much to her horror.