exclusive: ‘King Of Inkland King Body Art’, formerly known as Matthew Whelan, has decided he wants to have one of his legs amputated following his struggle with sciatica symptoms and believes no one should be able to stop him

Britain’s most tattooed man is seeking a surgeon to give him a body modification he “can’t stop thinking about”.

‘King Of Inkland King Body Art’, formerly known as Matthew Whelan, has had extensive artwork on pretty much every inch of skin on his body. As well as spending thousands on tattoos the’s also had his nipples removed but now, he wants to go a step further.

The 43-year-old, from Birmingham, is now searching for a surgeon who is willing to remove one of his limbs – and he believes no one should be able to stop him. Matthew previously wanted to have just his toe removed, but is now looking into something more extreme.

B-Art, as he is known to his Instagram fans, were left stunned when he shared a post asking for advice to find a surgeon who will remove his leg.

“At the end of the day, if you wouldn’t doubt someone if they said they weren’t born in the body they need and wanted to transition, it’s exactly the same with modifying your body with body mods.

“Obviously with extreme ones like limbs etc it’s not something that’s just done as a quick thought. But it’s your body, and if you want to do something to it no one should be able to tell you no. Body mods and things are very persona to each different person.”

But Matthew claims he wouldn’t just be doing it for cosmetic reasons, adding it will help with his sciataca. He added: “I am kind of concerned about family medical things and a similarity with myself after my last major surgery.

“I have been told I have symptoms of sciatica but also my leg is showing complications and weakness. I did a u-turn on a toe amputation some years ago after talks with professional.

“However, I never stop thinking about body hacks and a limb removal may not cure my problems if I was to go down that line.

“I know its a rare topic a lot of people do not really talk about. I think a lot of people will think that they will be deemed a lunatic or seriously mentally ill.” While he acknowledges surgeons won’t just remove a limb, he does argue that if it could improve someone’s mental wellbeing then it should be done.

He continued: “I’m not sure on the day or night of my death if ill have both my legs or not thats something I can not really control at the present however its something I think about which may surprise people. I’m not legless today but I might be tomorrow or in the future.”