Superfan Louise Moody spared no expense in expressing her devotion to David Bowie. Picture: Cavendish Press
SUPERFAN Louise Moody was dubbed the ‘’Keen Genie” after building a £20,000 shrine to her hero David Bowie.
And she has been left “devastated” after discovering the icon died aged 69 following a secret cancer battle, while she is away on a winter holiday in Iceland.
Louise, 25, spent $10,410 (£5,000) having tattoo pictures of the star’s face and Space Oddity designs on her body.
She also splashed out on David Bowie clothes, signed photos and magazine cuttings of her idol which adorn her walls at her home in Stretford, Manchester.
Project designer Louise regularly goes on nights out dressed as Bowie’s iconic character Ziggy Stardust and has styled her bright red hair to match his iconic album.
Her home is filled with signed pictures, books and magazine cuttings of her idol, who she has adored since the age of 11.
This is just some of the David Bowie memorabilia Louise Moody has collected. Picture: Cavendish PressSource:Supplied
“David Bowie has influenced my life so much, I dress like him, my hair is the same colour as his on one of his album covers,’’ said Louise.
“I dyed it that colour a few years ago and was gutted when I had to dye my hair brown for my job but since I have moved jobs and have been able to dye my hair back.
“I even started smoking Marlboro lights when I found out he smoked them. I just love everything about him, it was my dream to meet him.”
Louise’s obsession began when she heard her mum Jane play Bowie’s greatest hits album over dinner and was captivated by him.
Three years later she was finally able to see the music legend in person with her mother as they saw him live in concert in 2003.
Louise has spent thousands on David Bowie tattoos. Picture: Cavendish PressSource:Supplied
While her friends at school would listen to Arctic Monkeys and The Killers while debating the latest No. 1 chart hit, Louise would listen to what her pals would playfully describe as “dad rock”.
She now owns every album and single he ever made.
“I started collecting clippings and T-shirts with the little pocket money I had when I was a kid, and my mum surprised me by taking me to see him live in 2003 when I was 14,” she said.
“It was the most incredible experience of my life and since then I pledged to see him again one day however he has hardly toured since.
“All of my memorabilia spreads through the house, my books and dvds go on the shelf but my magazine cuttings are stored in loads of folders, I have even had to put them in folders that I keep recipes and things in because I have so many, I am hoarding them for no reason as I don’t use them.
“If there was a fire in the house the first thing I would save would be my expensive Bowie stuff, my signed picture would definitely be up there. I would get as much as I could get really.”
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