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Only Fools and Horses fan sat through 50 hours of pain and spent £3,000 to get tattoos of the show’s characters

AN Only Fools And Horses fan really put his back into it  to pay tribute to the classic  sitcom.

Dean Paine sat through 50 hours of pain and spent £3,000 to get tattoos of the show’s main characters.

 Dean Paine sat through 50 hours of pain and spent £3,000 to get tattoos of the Only Fools and Horses main characters.
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Dean Paine sat through 50 hours of pain and spent £3,000 to get tattoos of the Only Fools and Horses main characters.Credit: Bournemouth News
 Dean even turned up at his wedding in a yellow three-wheeler
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Dean even turned up at his wedding in a yellow three-wheelerCredit: Bournemouth News

The chef, 31, from Wickford, Essex,  also turned up for his wedding in a yellow three-wheeler.

Dean said: “I’ve been a fan since I was a boy. Uncle Albert took the longest  because of all the detail of his big white beard but Grandad was the most painful as it is right on my spine.”

He designed the body art himself using colour photos of Del Boy, Rodney, Grandad, Uncle Albert, Boycie and Trigger.

Dean has met every living member of the cast of Only Fools and Horses apart from Rodney, played by actor Nicholas Lyndhurst. He said: "It is my dream to meet Rodney and I hope one day someone can help me fill that."

 Del and Rodney in person
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Del and Rodney in personCredit: BBC
 It all started with Del Boy
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It all started with Del BoyCredit: Bournemouth News
 Rodney and Grandad soon joined Del through Deans remarkably life-like tattoos
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Rodney and Grandad soon joined Del through Deans remarkably life-like tattoosCredit: Bournemouth News
 Uncle Albert and the three-wheeler arrive, with space ready for Boycie and Trigger
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Uncle Albert and the three-wheeler arrive, with space ready for Boycie and TriggerCredit: Bournemouth News
 The 31-year-old chef, from Wickford, Essex, has met all living cast members apart from Rodney, played by actor Nicholas Lyndhurst
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The 31-year-old chef, from Wickford, Essex, has met all living cast members apart from Rodney, played by actor Nicholas LyndhurstCredit: Bournemouth News
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