Australian man's Simpsons tattoos have made him world famous

Cameron Baker started The Simpsons Tattoo account after a joke with his friends.

An Instagram account set up by a Gold Coast man and featuring photos of Simpsons-inspired tattoos has reached more than 90,000 followers.

Cameron Baker started The Simpsons Tattoo Instagram account after a joke with his friends.

“It started off as a joke between mates,” Mr Baker said.

Chief Wiggum makes an appearance in ink.

“I got the first tattoo for myself … and I started the page as some of my mates had them too.”

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Despite having 12 Simpsons tattoos, Mr Baker was not allowed to watch The Simpsons when he was a child.

“It was a taboo, like kids these days with Family Guy,” he said.

Cameron Baker’s tattoos inspired by The Simpsons.

“I’d try to sneak it in and see it here and there.

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“[My first Simpsons tattoo] was of Ned Flanders on top of my left knee, done by a friend, a budding tattoo artist.”

Mr Baker’s tattoos spread across his thighs and chest, though are generally not very visible.

Ned Flanders never quite looked like this in the series.

“Mum doesn’t like to see tattoos, so I have that respect for her not to put them anywhere else,” he said.

Mr Baker also runs a Facebook page about Simpsons tattoos, and a website where visitors can upload photos of their tattoos.

“Some of the designs people come up with are super-obscure,” he said.

“They’ve got the weirdest tattoos.

“Some chick got the Triffid plant that was in the background of a few episodes done.”

He planned for two more tattoos, but was keeping them secret so others could not steal his ideas.

Mr Baker said there was a lack of understanding surrounding popular culture tattoos.

“Tattoos are a completely different thing now to what they were 20 years ago,” he said.

“Why not use something relatable, like pop culture, for tattoos – something you grew up with?”

 – Brisbane Times

Australian man"s Simpsons tattoos have made him world famous