By now, Lost in Showbiz readers will most likely have heard the news about celebrity cricketer Kevin Pietersen - and are gathering here out of a desire not to be alone at a time like this; or perhaps to lay virtual wreaths reading simply "WHY?".
Eventually, however, impotent rage and grief will modulate into a spirit of acceptance and then inquiry, as you demand: what are the body art implications?
It is, of course, part of Lost in Showbiz's Scott Trust-designed brief to update the Tattoo Domesday Book, wherein all changes in celebrity body art are writ. And mindful of this responsibility, one reader has already asked about the probable fate of the hilarious Three Lions tattoo inked on to the erstwhile South African's upper arm. "What now?" asks Mark Morris. "Is it time to break out the laser?"
Not necessarily, Mark: in keeping with other celebrities who find their personal priorities have shifted, Kevin does have options. And just as Liam Gallagher once opted to cover up his small, spidery "Patsy" tattoo with this vast, Elvis-inspired monstrosity, there's every chance young Pietersen will shortly overwrite his own youthful indiscretions, perhaps with this design, which combines the dual benefits of being both tasteful and fashionably Indian-inspired.
I hope that clears things up, Mark - and if anyone else finds themselves beset by celebrity tattoo uncertainty, do feel free to write to me at the usual address. A problem shared is a problem halved.
