Leopard Man to Move Into Retirement Home

By Alex in Body Modifications on Oct 27, 2008 at 1:33 pm

Tom Leppard, AKA Leopard Man, whose entire body is covered in leopard-spot tattoos, is calling it quits: he’s going to move into a retirement home!

The Leopard Man, who spent £5,500 on tattoos, used to have to canoe three miles for his weekly shopping, but he has now moved from his remote stretch of shoreline near Kyleakin after admitting he’s getting too old at 73.

Mr Leppard, an ex-special forces soldier, told the Daily Telegraph: "I was perfectly happy in the bothy but I’m like everyone else – I’m getting too old for that kind of life.

"I had to canoe to Kyle once a week for shopping and it was getting too hard for me – I was one big wave away from disaster. It’s a pretty nasty stretch of water.

"About six weeks ago a friend with a boat offered to take me off and I just decided there and then to go."

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seekshelter
Oct 27th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
the zoo wouldn’t take him?
Christophe
Oct 27th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
I like the look of tatoos on old sagging muscles
Tim Giachetti
Oct 28th, 2008 at 5:54 am
Christophe, this guy hasn’t a single sag on him. Former SAS is like american special forces and the best Marine combined. If you knew anything about where he was living and his 3 mile one way canoe trips you would eat your words.
That stretch he had to traverse is, on a good day, like a white water trip down the North Branch of the American River in northern California at spring run off.

At age 73!!!!
Try it at your age. Just tell us when so we can throw a wreath upon the water where you capsize and drown.

Douche bag.
Gail Pink
Oct 28th, 2008 at 9:31 am
He’s unbelievably fit! Does he walk around naked like that all the time?
Jaxx
Oct 28th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
@Gail
Actually I think he put on the speedo just for the picture…
Angstrom
Oct 28th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
I’ve met ex-SAS blokes that live out that way, I had to re-evaluate my scale of possible hardness.
Ali S.
Oct 29th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
@ Gail

I’m sure he wears a thong or a speedo. Oh God I hope so. It could get a bit embarrassing at the old folks home if not.

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