Amber Luke has splashed out greater than $190,000 on reworking her look from head to toe.
The 26-year-old, from Queensland, has lined 99 per cent of her physique with tattoos – together with blue ink injected into her eyeballs throughout an excruciating 40-minute process that left her blind for 3 weeks.
Watch video above of Amber’s physique transformation
Over time, Amber turned to excessive physique modifications like getting her tongue break up and earlobes stretched – and even going below the knife to get a Brazilian butt elevate and breast implants.
And whereas she seems to be worlds other than her youthful years, Amber tells 7Life: “I’ve no bloody regrets. I really like myself for who and what I’m and appear like now.”
With almost 600 tattoos overlaying each inch of her physique, Amber says she turned to OnlyFans after struggling to discover a secure job.
Quick ahead two years, she’s now within the high 0.03 per cent of OnlyFans earners on the earth after making $307,660.
Amber says she “wasn’t coping financially in any respect” when she was working in hospitality, retail, promotional occasions and modelling.
“It has at all times been extraordinarily troublesome for me to take care of and luxuriate in a ‘regular’ nine-to-five work hour job,” she says.
“Due to my particular person picture, I made a decision to monetise on it.”
Chevron Proper Icon I completely hated the way in which I used to look
The self-described “blue eyes white dragon” stated she has since been in a position to give herself monetary stability.
“The platform gave me the empowerment that’s supposed to come back with being a boss a** lady, the sexual liberation is unimaginable,” she says.
“At my peak which was March to July 2020, I used to be on 5 figures a month. I used to be various from $15,800 to $16,845 each 4 weeks.”
Whereas creating unique content material for the adults-only subscription service, Amber says she additionally works as a topless waitress and an escort.
“I work very arduous, for the time being, typically as much as six days per week,” she says.
“Lately, I don’t actually fixate on my OnlyFans. I do different intercourse work like topless waitressing and escorting. As my revenue has sky rocketed, my independence is glowing and raised – it’s my happiness.”
Chevron Proper Icon I perceive my picture just isn’t for everybody
She’s hoping to save lots of sufficient cash for a home deposit by the top of December, with plans to purchase her dream house in January 2023.
Earlier than embarking on her 10-year transformation, Amber says she struggled with psychological well being after being identified with extreme medical melancholy on the age of 14.
“I tried my first tackle my life at 16 years of age – so I assume you would think about how I used to be feeling – since then – I’ve have had 19 different makes an attempt,” she says.
Her battle with melancholy impressed her physique artwork, which she says has since made a big impact on each side of her life.
“My life has modified drastically since discovering who I’m and my aesthetic comforts me in my on a regular basis errands,” she says.
“I really consider I’d nonetheless be making an attempt to drastically take my very own life if I hadn’t taken the steps and journey I did.”
Chevron Proper Icon My transformation got here from eager to be glad
Reflecting on previous photos of herself, Amber says she “completely hated” the way in which she used to look as a result of she thought she appeared “boring” and “plain wanting”.
“I fought with a darkish demon known as physique dysmorphia from a younger age,” she says.
“My transformation got here from eager to be so proud of what I noticed within the mirror, but additionally as a human being.
“I’ve learnt tolerance, kindness and easy methods to inform folks about one thing uncommon and easily, nicely… stunning.”
Her physique artwork obsession began on the age of 16 earlier than she dabbled with excessive physique modifications.
Over the previous decade, she went on to fully alter her face and physique.
Her in depth makeover has included face and lip fillers, pointed implants positioned in her ears and piercings throughout her face and physique.
“I’m at about 99 per cent lined. I solely have the soles of my ft, the very high of my head, small gaps left on my physique left to get tattooed,” she tells 7Life.
“My favorite options about myself are my hanging, blue eyeballs which counteract the pure color of my hazel iris.”
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Regardless of loving her blue ink eyeballs, Amber says it was “arms down” the “most harmful process”.
“They obtained botched and I skilled the lack to see for 3 weeks,” she says.
“If I needed to put a sense to the eyeball tattoo – it will be the equal of thick items of crushed glass being rubbed and injected into your eyeball.”
Her household and pals have been “very supportive” of her physique artwork.
“My mum has been my largest supporter since day one. She did cry when she discovered I tattooed my eyeballs, however then she got here round,” she says.
Since sharing her physique transformation on social media, Amber says she’s been met with merciless remarks from strangers.
“I are likely to ignore these which can be nasty in the direction of me,” she says.
Chevron Proper Icon I’m so resilient and strong-minded now
“If I give them gasoline so as to add to the hearth, it solely offers them what they’re on the lookout for – a damaging response. I perceive my picture just isn’t for everybody.
“However do let me say this one factor… it’s completely okay so that you can have your opinion of what magnificence is – however it’s not okay to challenge your damaging feelings and non-understanding onto me whereas I’m making an attempt to reside my on a regular basis life.”
Regardless of the criticism, Amber says she’s feeling “incredible” about her life.
“I’m so resilient and strong-minded now – it has taken a short time to realize that understanding, however now it’s highly effective,” she provides.
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