America's Worst Tattoos: TLC to air two-part special (Photos)

Season three of the popular reality show, NY Ink, will air on Thursday, April 4 with tattoo greats including NY Ink's Megan Massacre, Tim Pangburn, and Jeremy Swan meeting tattoo "victims" across America. People will not only be showing their terrible tattoos to the world but will also share the embarrassing stories behind them in this two-part special. The show follows these individuals back to the chair to witness a tattoo transformation.

Transformation of the worst into a masterpiece

The show not only highlights some regrettably bad tattoos, but also the process of transforming America's worst tattoos in to tattoo masterpieces. Some of the mistakes viewers will see include a man with a "See More" tat on his rear, and a woman whose Ex inked her with an X-rated tattoo. Viewers of the show will be privy to the behind the scenes brainstorming that goes into how to how to cover up these worst tattoos. The climax of the show is the big reveal.

America's Worst Tattoos kicks off April 4

America's Worst Tattoos airs April 4, on TLC at 9:00 p.m. (EST). Viewers will see a wide variety of bad tattoos. Some are funny, grammatically incorrect, and others are just weird. At 10:00 p.m., the show picks up where NY Ink season 2 left off as TLC returns to SoHo's Wooster Street Social Club to follow the life and work of iconic tattoo artist Ami James.

The season ahead promises to be a cultural fusion of international tattoo artists including: Brazilian Rodrigo “Hot Rod” Canteras, Argentine Lee Rodriguez, Aussie Mike Diamond, Japanese Yoji Harada and born-and-raised New Yorker Jes Leppard. Fans will have to tune in to see how the established reality personalities deal with the newcomers. Will they be embraced as part of the team, or will they take on rival form?

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