Kimberley Vlaeminck's story has been making its way around the world.
You might have caught a snippet of it in one of those "And here's a curious thing" segments at the end of a news broadcast.
Or perhaps you read about it here.
In case you're unfamiliar with the tale, Vlaeminck is the Belgian teenager, who last weekend , popped along to the local tattoo local parlour to have three little stars tattooed on her face and ended up with 56.
The 18-year old claims she fell asleep while the tattoo artist, Rouslan Toumaniantz, got on with the job and when she woke up she was horrified to find the left side of her face covered in 53 more tattoos than she had bargained for.
Anyway, as the story has made its way around the globe, there have been a fair few doubts cast on the veracity of Vlaeminck's version of events, with the often repeated question being how could she possibly have dropped off while having her face tattooed.
Disbelief is how many have reacted to the story including, as you'll clearly see from the accompanying clip, that of the French television presenter, Marina Carrère.
She's one of the hosts on the daily health magazine, Magazine de la santé, broadcast live on national television each on France 5.
On Wednesday, Carrère, along with co-host Michel Cymes, was giving a round-up of the latest health news stories and of course the case of Vlaeminck and her 56 tattoos.
Perhaps its a reaction that best sums up what many people think of the whole story.
Oh, and don't worry. You don't need to speak a word of French to understand what's going on.
It's one of those classic moments of television.
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