Temuka truck driver Barrie Burnett doesn't have the One Direction infection, but that didn't stop the devoted dad from getting a shortened version of the band's name etched on his chest.
His latest tattoo, which features 1D inside a heart, helped his daughter Courtney, 16, win double pass tickets to One Direction and a chance to meet the group backstage.
The British pop group consists of Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Courtney's favourite, Niall Horan. They featured on talent show The X Factor and have since been racing up the charts with their hits One Thing and What Makes You Beautiful.
Thanks to Mr Burnett, Courtney will meet them and will attend their Wellington concert on Sunday night.
The prize, offered by The Edge radio station, is one thousands of young girls would have done anything to win.
Entrants were required to tell The Edge what they would do for the chance to be in the draw.
Initially Courtney suggested that she get a tattoo of the band's name, but her mum disapproved. Then Mr Burnett, who already has some tattoos, suggested he get the permanent piece of art instead.
Courtney, referred to by her mother, Robyn, as "Daddy's girl", said she had no idea what her chances were of winning.
She has been a fan of One Direction for a year.
"I was just really happy and couldn't believe I had won, and I was going to get to meet them," Courtney said. "I'm so excited."
However, her father's tattoo will be a constant reminder that it was him who sealed the deal.
Mr Burnett jokingly calls himself an "idiot".
He got the tattoo two weeks ago. So far he has no regrets, and refers to his latest work of art as "a bit of a laugh".
"It doesn't worry me. It's not like it's on my forehead. It's just something – a little thing between me and (Courtney). It was a good day out.
"I don't know how many fathers would do that."
- © Fairfax NZ News
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