I love my unique elephant tattoo but realised the epic fail I made when I looked in the mirror – it looks like a penis
A MORTIFIED mum has been left with what looks like a PENIS tattooed on her leg - after an 'epic fail' in where she chose to get it placed.
Felisia Greenhalgh had her 20cm elephant tattoo inked on her left thigh just before winter and said she initially loved the design.
As the 29-year-old was wearing clothes that covered her up when she had the £180 design done, she initially didn't think twice about the tattoo's placement on her leg.
But when the mum-of-two slipped on a pair of cycling shorts in the sunny weather her fiancé Thomas Kaye, 29, quickly pointed out the elephant's trunk looked like a 'penis'.
Hilarious footage shows the office worker sporting a pair of cycling shorts with the tip of the animal's trunk peeking out of her clothing.
And, after posting a video on TikTok to share her 'phallic' tatt, users were quick to share their amusement over the design.
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Felisia is now speaking out about her inking to urge others to think carefully about the placement of thigh tattoos so they don't run into the same problem.
Felisia, from Barnsley in South Yorkshire, said: "I got it done in the winter time so it wasn't until it came to the summer that I realised it looked like what it did.
"I went for the elephant as they represent loyalty and family but there wasn't much meaning behind it. I just liked it.
"I love the tattoo itself and I still love it now.
"If I wear short shorts it's absolutely fine but cycling shorts or a mid length dress [means it looks like this].
"I put a pair of cycling shorts on last summer and my partner said to me that it didn't look good.
"I looked in the mirror and thought 'oh no'. My partner's first words were that it looked like I had a penis hanging from my shorts.
"I saw this too and I was quite shocked."
Since discovering her tattoo mistake, Felisia says she will not be getting it removed as she loves her inking but has considered adding to the design to cover it up.
Felisia said: "I've had a few people comment on the tattoo as if my shorts ride up a bit you can see a bit of the trunk.
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"I tend to try and wear something below the design or quite above it.
"I've had a couple of people say that my tattoo should have picked up on this.
"I won't get it removed as I do like it but I want to add to the design.
"If you're going to get a similar design on your thigh, definitely try some clothes on to see where the tattoo sits.
"If I had had the tattoo a few centimetres higher I wouldn't have this issue."
After posting her TikTok video, the post had racked up over 65,000 likes and 1.6 million views and users were quick to comment on the placing of her inking.
One user said: "The way I cackled. You're going to have to add more floral at the bottom."
Another said: "This made me laugh way harder than it should've"
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A third added: "Just add more to it and make it a badass thigh piece."
A fourth commented: "Is that an elephant or are you just happy to see me?"
