A great-grandfather could become the oldest person in Britain to have a tattoo when he gets inked to celebrate his 104th birthday.

Jack Reynolds, who completed the Ice Bucket Challenge two years ago, has been hitting the weights to build up enough muscle on his arm. Otherwise the tattoo will have to go on his bottom, he said.

Mr Reynolds, of Hollingwood, near Chesterfield in Derbyshire, said: "I've been using these weights to try and build up a bit of muscle - my arms are a bit skinny and I've got two weeks to make them bigger." Mr Reynolds' family claim he will enter the record books as the oldest person to get a tattoo when he has it done for his birthday on April 6.

Reynolds appeared on Good Morning Britain, with host Susanna Reid describing him as her “all-time favourite guest”.

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