The Press Association is reporting:

A tattoo fanatic, who has 12 autographed pictures of celebrities etched in to his skin, said that he hopes his weird obsession will see his name enter the record books.

Steve Porter, from Strelley, Nottingham, has 24 tattoos of actors and rock stars covering his body, including OZZY OSBOURNE, SUZI QUATRO, ANASTASIA and the entire IRON MAIDEN line-up.

On Friday, rock star ALICE COOPER signed a tattoo of himself on the 41-year-old's right leg, taking the tally of autographed pictures to 12.

As he does after every successful signing, Mr. Porter dashed to his favourite tattoo parlour to make the signature permanent before it rubbed off.

An image of Lemmy, from rock band MOTÖRHEAD, will be the next tattoo to adorn Mr. Porter's body, and the civil servant is confident the founding member of Motorhead will put pen to skin.

Mr. Porter, who had his first celebrity tattoo of ANDREA CORR in 1998, hopes his collection will lead to his name being entered into the record books.

He said: "Originally I had them done because I was into female faces and I liked their beauty. But rather than just go for faces off the wall, I decided to go for celebrities.

"They have got to be someone who has influenced me throughout my life, not just someone who is famous. I wouldn't have Jordan done, because she isn't my cup of tea. I don't admire her or anything like that. Lemmy would be good because he has strong facial features and I don't want a perfect face."

He added: "I want to contact Guinness to see how many autographed tattoos would be a world record because by signing them, 12 of the celebrities have validated the pictures themselves."

But not every celebrity has agreed to sign their image. Actor Anthony Head, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Little Britain, refused because, according to Mr. Porter, it made him feel "creepy".