{"id":581161,"date":"2026-08-26T19:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T19:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/581161\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T19:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T19:00:23","slug":"big-brother-star-tilly-whitfield-launching-fake-freckle-brand-after-being-left-scarred-and-disfigured-when-she-tattooed-her-own-face-in-viral-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/581161\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Brother star Tilly Whitfield launching fake freckle brand after being left scarred and disfigured when she tattooed her own face in viral trend"},"content":{"rendered":"

By MARTA JARY, SHOWBUSINESS NIGHT EDITOR, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 04:23 EDT, 25 August 2026 | Updated: 04:43 EDT, 25 August 2026 <\/p>\n

Tilly Whitfield tried her hand at tattooing her own face back in 202<\/a>1\u00a0in an attempt to acquire trendy freckles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old was hospitalised with horrific facial injuries from a hack she copied from TikTok, her face scarred and disfigured after self-administering acupuncture and using lead-based ink to add black dots to her cheeks and nose.<\/p>\n

The Big Brother Australia<\/a> star also temporarily lost vision in one eye after trying to remove the resulting scarring.<\/p>\n

And now she’s creating her very own DIY at-home freckle kit after learning the hard way what works, and what doesn’t.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I’ve done so many dumb things like DIY myself, so we are just starting a whole DIY brand at home,’ she told news.com.au.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The freckle line is set to launch ‘by the end of the year,’ the former reality star said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Tilly <\/p>\n

Tilly Whitfield (pictured) tried her hand at tattooing her own face back in 2021\u00a0 in an attempt to acquire trendy freckles<\/p>\n

Revisiting her tattoo disaster this week, Tilly again left social media users shocked as she shared the aftermath of her attempt to tattoo freckles onto her face<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She had used lead-based ink, leaving her with permanent scarring and temporary loss of vision in one eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The incident made international headlines in 2021, with Tilly’s original video amassing millions of views.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The public response was no less horrified as the clip again did the rounds this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Why would anyone do that?’ asked one person in the comments section, while another said, ‘Why would you? My god.’<\/p>\n

Another wrote: ‘It should NOT look like that at all\u2026 what did they DO?!’<\/p>\n

‘Why would a person ever consider this?’ asked someone else, while one more commented: ‘Why the hell are people doing this?’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tilly issued a warning to others who may want to try DIY freckle tattoos.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The 25-year-old was hospitalised with horrific facial injuries from a hack she copied from TikTok, her face scarred and disfigured after self-administering acupuncture and using lead-based ink to add black dots to her cheeks and nose<\/p>\n

\"She <\/p>\n

She has since recovered from her ordeal, and is now launching her own fake freckle brand. Pictured recently\u00a0<\/p>\n

She had attempted to self-administer acupuncture after watching somebody do it on TikTok<\/a>, but told fans to leave such procedures to the professionals.<\/p>\n

She decided to open up about the incident after Big Brother fans kept asking why she was wearing a blue clay face mask on the Channel Seven show.<\/p>\n

‘Please, please don’t try and DIY or at-home beauty procedures,’ she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I ended up in hospital with temporary loss of vision in my eye due to swelling and was very sick from the infection, not to mention my face was somewhat unrecognisable.’<\/p>\n

Tilly explained she suffered ‘deep, below-surface-level scarring and dark pigmentation’ following the botched treatment.<\/p>\n

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