‘You look as common as muck!’ Kim Woodburn blasts Kerry Katona over inked-up arm during explosive tattoo row

It comes after a report suggesting tattoos are becoming widely accepted in the workplace, having previously been a taboo.

Woodburn argued that tattoos continue to “limit” workplace opportunities for many.

She also took the opportunity to take a dig at reality TV star Kerry Katona, arguing her tattoos look “ugly”.

“I don’t like tattoos. You’re a pretty woman”, she said.

“The tattoos on your arm look horrible. The tattoos look as common as muck.”

Katona snapped back: “Your opinion of me is not my business, what I want to do with my body is up to me.

She added her tattoos represent a sentimental value to her, and are not simply a fashion statement.

“Tattoos represent you as a person”, she said.

“For me, I love art. I collect a lot of art and my house is full of it. This on my arm is an angel of my auntie who passed away, it’s a reminder for me.

“I have my children tattooed on my wrist as a reminder to never self harm.

“There is so much more to a story than someone trying to look for attention. It’s like saying to a man, ‘you can’t wear make-up’, it’s like saying ‘I don’t like the colour of your skin’.”

Katona then added that more politicians should have tattoos, suggesting people would “trust” them more as a result.

“Look at all these politicians, it’s all fart brains between the lot of them”, she said.

“Whether or not they have tattoos, I don’t trust them whatsoever. If they had more tattoos, maybe they would be a bit more realistic and down to earth.

“Maybe us common folk would relate to them a bit more.”

Virgin Atlantic became the first UK airline to allow crew to have visible tattoos in 2022 in a clear sign of more permissive workforces.

The British Army does not allow offensive or obscene tattoos.

Rules were changed in 2022 to allow inkings on the back of the neck and hands, which were previously considered “job-stoppers”.