I have been banned from church because of my 800 tattoos – it was so wrong…I couldn’t believe it

Britain’s most tattooed mum revealed that she’s been banned from her local church because of her 800 inking’s.

Melissa Sloan, 46, from Powys, Wales, slammed priests for kicking her out of a service.

This isn’t the first time the mum-of-seven said she’s been excluded – last year, Melissa admitted that she’s never invited to any Halloween parties, as she would ironically scare the guests off.

But being shut out from the church was the last straw for the Welsh native, who claims that the priest told her: ‘You’ve got to leave’ after she was singing ‘too loud’.

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Melissa Sloan, 46, from Powys, Wales claims she got kicked out of CHURCH for her extreme affinity for tattoos

According to the Daily Star, Melissa, who has a crucifix emblazoned on her nose, found God when her partner Luke fell ill, praying for his health.

The mother actively engaged with church singing and prayers but claims she was ‘chucked out’ of the congregation mid-verse.

She told the Star: ‘Everyone turned their back laughing at me. The priest said “you’ve got to leave”, but most of them were laughing at me, nothing new. The priest must be evil to do that.

‘I was singing “too loud” and they told me I had to leave, I felt like the odd one out.

‘The church is supposed to open its doors to everyone, but I got kicked out of there’.

Melissa described it as a surreal moment, attributing it to her loud voice and perceived craziness.

Part of Melissa’s fondness for Christianity is its open-minded, welcoming nature, but she is in shock and feels let down by the alleged incident.

Helpless, Melissa feels that part of the church’s remit is helping people, and she places a lot of significance upon the ‘love thy neighbour’ principle.

The mum has gone as far as saying she has ‘no faith’ in the institution anymore after they judged her for her penchant for getting inked.

She even suspects that there must be evil churchgoers out there, for them to throw her under the bus like that, allegedly.

The mother-of-seven still wants to maintain good faith and her love for Jesus

Although she has been shunned by the church, she still maintains a strong respect for Jesus, and claims he wouldn’t judge her like regular humans do.

This comes after previous claims where she detailed her struggles finding a driving instructor who’s prepared to give her lessons.

Melissa said one man almost gave her a chance but she scared him off after their first lesson.

The tattooed mother admitted that her looks were capable of startling strangers at first glance.

Too add to her woes, Melissa has been unemployed for 20 years as a result of her extreme body art.