Jeremy Paxman keeps getting told he should get a tattoo at the age of 72.
Jeremy Paxman doesn't want a tattoo, despite pleas for him to get one
The former ‘University Challenge’ host has been fielding “requests” urging him to get an inking just like his fellow BBC broadcaster David Dimbleby who got a scorpion etched onto his shoulder at the ripe age of 75.
Paxman is quoted by The Sun's TV Biz column as saying: "I have so far ignored all requests to join David Dimbleby in having a tattoo. How much longer can I hold out?”
The one-time 'Newsnight' presenter was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2021 and shared his story in the ITV documentary, ‘Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson's'.
Paxman's condition was first noticed by a doctor who spotted his “Parkinson's’ mask” whilst watching him on 'University Challenge'.
Jeremy previously said: "Well it was completely out of the blue. I was having a walk in the square across the way. There was ice around and I had the dog with me, the dog was on a lead. The first thing I knew was when somebody was sitting me on a bench. I’d fallen over and I made a terrible mess of my face.
"I’d gone straight down on my hooter. Which, as you can see, is not small. Cuts all over the place. I was a real mess. And when I was in A and E, a doctor walked in and said, 'I think you’ve got Parkinson’s.' And it turned out that he had been watching 'University Challenge' and had noticed that my face had acquired what’s known as the 'Parkinson's mask'. I wasn’t as effusive and exuberant as normal. I had no idea."
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