Bodyshockers

Bodyshockers
Also known as Bodyshockers: Nips, Tucks and Tattoos
Genre Documentary
Presented by Katie Piper
Narrated by Katie Piper
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2 (3rd ordered)
No. of episodes 10 (as at February 2015)
Production
Executive producer(s) Oliver Wright
Producer(s) Jude Parker
Running time 49 minutes
Production company(s) Remarkable Television
Distributor Endemol UK
Broadcast
Original channel Channel 4
Picture format PAL (16:9)
Original run 30 January 2014 – present
Chronology
Preceded by Katie: My Beautiful Friends
External links
Website

Bodyshockers (also known from the second series onwards as Bodyshockers: Nips, Tucks and Tattoos) is a Channel 4 documentary series fronted by Andover-born presenter, author, philanthropist and acid-burn survivor Katie Piper. The programme meets people from across the United Kingdom who either regret past cosmetic surgery or body art procedures and wish these to be reversed, or who are planning to undergo such procedures, often for the first time: in each edition, one of those planning to undergo the modification will meet with one of those who plans reversal of similar work, in order to discuss the potential pitfalls of said surgery. Bodyshockers first aired in early 2014; a second series followed in 2015 and a third has been commissioned - it thereby becomes the first of Katie Piper's Channel 4 projects to be reordered beyond its initial run.

History

In the spring of 2013 it was announced that Katie Piper would be involved in two new projects for Channel 4, to be produced by Endemol-owned production outfit Remarkable Television. One of these was a live fashion series helmed by Gok Wan; this show, Gok Live: Stripping for Summer aired in early summer 2013. The other project announced around the same time was a Piper-fronted documentary project, then going by the working title Undo Me, which was to look at cosmetic and surgical procedures, and give advice to those looking to restore a more natural look having previously undergone treatments they now regret. It was initially anticipated that Undo Me would broadcast in late 2013 as a series of six programmes.

The new programme developed as Undo Me eventually came to air in early 2014 having been reduced to a four-part run and acquired the new title Bodyshockers: each episode of the initial run also received a sub-title relating to one of the themes covered in the episode (though this led to two editions both titled My Tattoo Hell.) Episodes were transmitted weekly on Thursday nights from 30 January 2014.

In summer 2014 it was confirmed that a second series of Bodyshockers had been commissioned by Channel 4 - the new episodes entered production in autumn 2014 for a scheduled transmission early in 2015. Bodyshockers thus becomes the first of Piper's programmes to be reordered by C4 for a second run. This second series has seen the demise of on-air episode titles, as the show has acquired the sub-title "Nips, Tucks and Tattoos" for all transmitted episodes, but individual episode titles continue to be listed on the Channel 4 website.[1] The second series began transmitting on Monday nights from 5 January 2015, transferring to Wednesday nights part-way through the run.

In February 2015, part-way through the broadcast run of series two, it was confirmed that a third series of Bodyshockers had been ordered by Channel 4.[2]

Past episodes of Bodyshockers have been re-run on Channel 4, 4seven and E4.

Episode guide

Series one

Episode Title Description Airdate
1.1 My Tattoo Hell (I) Katie meets people who regret their tattoos, including Grant, who had an offensive tattoo on his eyelid after a bar bet with his brother; Dominic, who had his partner's name tattooed on his neck shortly before their breakup; and Merlissa, who had a large tattoo across her chest; all three seek the removal of their body art. Katie also meets a now-OAP whose tattooed naked body appeared on a Supertramp album cover, and the self-proclaimed 'King Body Art' who has tattoos to 80% of his body, including a blue penis in honour of his favourite soccer team. Tattoo virgin Dija, who wants a lion tattooed on her back, is introduced to Merlissa in an attempt to make her think twice about the big cat. 30 January 2014
1.2 My Piercing Hell A look at body piercing. Katie meets Emily, whose stretched earlobe was ripped by an unknown assailant during a night out in her hometown of Croydon, and beautician Jodie, who plans on adding to her existing tattoos and piercings with a dermal punch into the top of her ear. Jodie and Emily meet to discuss the potential pitfalls of ear modification. Katie also introduces us to Laura, whose glued-in hair extensions have damaged her natural locks; Lylah, a trainee doctor who has dermal fillers injected into her feet such that she can wear high heels constantly; Cherelle, who undergoes a 'dimpleplasty' operation to punch dimples into her cheeks; and Pete, who has a large tattoo of P!nk on his back, which some people have suggested looks more like Justin Bieber. 6 February 2014
1.3 My Tattoo Hell (II) Filmed partly in Magaluf. Katie meets Stefan, who awoke from a drunken night out to find the phrase "Barry is a twat!" tattooed on his arm - with no recollection of who Barry is. Katie also encounters Manc holidaymaker Liz, who wants to prove she's the 'bee's knees' with an apian leg tattoo - but can Katie persuade her to think twice? Also featured are Jeema, who regrets having a 'lucky dragon' tattoo on her bikini line; Callum, whose stretched earlobes have served him poorly in job interviews; Claire, who lacks the confidence to wear skirts due to a large and colourful thigh tattoo inked by her former partner ahead of a tattoo art contest; and Heather, who undergoes radical eyebrow implant surgery. 13 February 2014
1.4 My Big Boob Hell Katie meets Nicola, who now regrets the breast enlargement surgery she previously underwent, and is seeking a reduction. Katie also meets Flame, who is unhappy with her figure and looking to get implants; Nicola and Flame discuss the potential pitfalls of bust surgery. Katie also joins Ashlea, who undergoes a procedure to tattoo a heart-shaped areola around her nipple. We are also introduced to Antoinette, whose prior use of tight weaves has left her hair patchy, leading her to undergo a hair transplant operation, Scott, who has a three-dimensional subdermal implant, and Emma, a pantomime fan looking to remove a tattoo of Lucy Benjamin. 20 February 2014

Series two

The individual episode titles listed for this series are those as given on the Channel 4 website - on-screen, all episodes were subtitled Nips, Tucks and Tattoos.

Episode Title Description Airdate
2.1 Face Tattoos, Extreme Facelifts and Sliced Ear Lobes Katie meets Lee, who lost his job when a drunken night with friends led to a teardrop tattoo on his face; Lee talks to Charlie, a 20-year-old planning a facial tattoo. We meet Leon, who has an elephant face tattooed above his genital area; Katie undergoes her own laser tattoo removal in a bid to show him how it works. After years of wearing heavy earrings, Amy has been left with earlobes resembling Monster Munch and needs them stitched back together; tattooist Cammy discusses his own art and inking his extended family; and Rachel undergoes a 'lunch break facelift' procedure. 5 January 2015
2.2 Cut-Price Boobs and Tattooed Hair Katie meets Wrexham's Hannah, who wants to reverse her earlier breast augmentation and reduce her GG-cup bust in order to be taken more seriously as she trains for her new job with the police. Hannah meets with Savannah, who is planning a bust enlargement, and Savannah witnesses Hannah's reduction operation. Elsewhere, Katie meets Joel, who shows off his extreme piercing and stretching portfolio, including holes in his cheeks which he can brush his teeth through, and Holly, who plans to get a crude tattoo of a penis removed from her back. Also, Sarah wants her stretched earlobes sewn up; and Adam gets tattooed-on hair. 12 January 2015
2.3 Ears, Boobs and an Hour Glass Figure Brazil-born Rodrigo, who has spent over £125,000 on cosmetic surgery - from multiple nose jobs to pectoral silicone implants - meets Hannah, who wants to undergo multiple surgeries at once, including liposuction and breast and buttock lifts, in her quest for an hourglass figure. Stacey, a mother of young children, has 65 tattoos removed; Ernesto, who attempted DIY surgery on his stretched earlobes, has them closed professionally; and there are two hair treatments: ahead of her impending wedding, Natalie looks to repair areas of her hair weakened by her earlier use of the Croydon facelift, with hair transplant surgery, whilst tree surgeon Michael has follicles from his scalp relocated to his face such that he can grow a beard. 21 January 2015
2.4 Lips, Scalpelling and Giant Tattoos Katie meets Rakin, who wants his first tattoo to be a statement piece covering his entire back as far as his buttocks. Rakin meets with Lissani, who wants the large and colourful tattoo on her chest - an act of youthful rebellion against her strict upbringing - removed now she's a wife and mother. Lips also feature prominently, with Dean, who wants to reverse a past lip-filler technique, and Charlie, who undergoes an invasive new form of pout-boosting surgery. Dental nurse Jodie looks to get her tattoo of a geisha-style face removed from her hip, but struggles with the pain of the laser. And Katie witnesses the surgical earlobe-stretching procedure known as 'scalpelling' take place. 28 January 2015
2.5 Nose Job, Boob Reduction and Thai Tattoo Katie meets Dean from Sussex, who wants a large-scale tattoo of a tiger and a dragon across his upper body, based on the design of a T-shirt he bought whilst on holiday in Thailand; and Cher from Glasgow, who wants a skull-and-crossbones tattoo removed from her stomach area; will viewing Cher's laser removal at close quarters prompt Dean to think twice? We also join Gemma, who regrets her three earlier breast enlargements and now, hoping to set a better example to her young daughters, looks to have her implants removed; celebrity-watcher Zahra, who undergoes a dermal filler injection technique to get a more Kim Kardashian-esque nose; Stoke boxer Nathan, who wants to remove his neck and chest tattoo, designed to resemble a pendant of Rosary beads, ahead of his wedding; and Kellie from Winchester, who undergoes microdermabrasion after her 300 home hair dye sessions over the years left her with thinning locks. 4 February 2015
2.6 Lips, Eyebrows and an Instant Eye Lift Abi Clarke, a former participant in The Only Way is Essex, discusses the difficulties she faced after undergoing lip filler procedures to fit in with her TOWIE castmates.[3] Abi meets recently-married Sian from Swansea, who is planning to enhance her own lips to more closely resemble those of Angelina Jolie. Elsewhere, Katie meets Sarah from Leicester, who had eyebrows permanently tattooed on but now wants the unnatural-looking brows removed, and Jordan, a young man who undergoes cosmetic surgery monthly - first having Botox at age 17 - in his quest to emulate the look of his idol, Kim Kardashian. We also visit Xeena, an 18-year-old selfie-addicted Londoner who wants fillers injected into her face to make her eyes look less baggy, and Essex beautician Angela, who in her younger days had 'Mummy' tattooed on her neck - now a mother herself, Angela is embarrassed of the tattoo; However, getting it removed will mean staying away from her beloved sunbeds and fake tan... 11 February 2015

References

  1. ↑ Bodyshockers: series 2 Episode Guide, Channel 4
  2. ↑ "Third series of Bodyshockers: Nips, Tucks and Tattoos for Channel 4", ATVToday.co.uk 2015-02-04
  3. ↑ "'I've ruined my looks': TOWIE star Abi Clarke admits pressure to look glamorous drove her to have lip filler treatment that left her with painful trout pout", MailOnline, 2015-02-11

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