Artist who was invited to Mamadou Sakho's house shows off his love for St Helens
Meet the man who loves St Helens so much he’s got the tattoo to prove it.
Artist John Charles, from Halewood , displayed the tribute in a series of pictures by Liriya Lee, who asked him to pose naked after she saw a story about his recovery from drug and alcohol addiction in the ECHO.
The photographer approached the 33-year-old to ask about how he turned to art as an escape from addiction and how that led to him being invited to Liverpool FC star Mamadou Sakho ’s house.
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