14 DAY TRIAL // Some Twilight fans would do anything to prove their love for the characters in Stephenie Meyer’s books and the recent movie franchise. Cathy Ward from the UK may be 49, but she’s still a Twi-hard at heart – and she has a huge tattoo on her back to prove it.
Until a while ago, Mrs. Ward was what one may call a regular woman. One day, when she was feeling a bit down, one of her friends brought her the DVD with the first “Twilight” film and she instantly became hooked on it.
Just recently, she went to a tattoo parlor with the £2,000 she’d saved up and endured 22 hours under the needle to get the ink that will show her appreciation for the Twilight universe, she tells the Daily Mail.
The tattoo spreads all over her back and features images seen in posters promoting various installments of the franchise. It includes all three main characters, Bella, Edward and Jacob, some of them more than once.
Mrs. Ward says she got the tattoo because her Twilight obsession has helped her lose weight, thus have a healthier and considerably better life. She no longer spends money on food, but on Twilight-related stuff – like this tattoo.
The piece, as noted above, has Edward three times, and Bella twice. Jake is only shown once. And Mrs. Ward doesn’t plan on stopping here with her Edward obsession – clearly, there can be no doubt left about whether she’s Team Edward or Team Jake.
“I wanted a permanent reminder of the amazing series so I got a small tattoo and that turned into what I have got now. There are still a few bits to do. I am going to get my arms done before my 50th birthday in summer,” Mrs. Ward says for the Mail.
She plans on saving up more money for more tattoos. “I love Robert Pattinson. I want to tone up so I can get his character Edward Cullen on my stomach,” she explains.
As she puts it, as long as she’s not harming anyone with her new “addiction,” there’s no reason she shouldn’t just go with the flow.
“The way I look at it I could be spending the money on going out drinking and eating but instead I'm spending it on something I am really passionate about,” she says.
Plus, thanks to “Twilight,” she’s now slimmer and more active. “I watch the films or listen to the soundtracks as I exercise. It has worked miracles. I have never been more positive, more outgoing, fit and never had so much fun in my life,” she adds.