People think I'm a bad parent because 100% of my skin is covered in tattoos – but I'm obsessed with health and don't even drink

A transgender woman whose body is completely covered in tattoos, piercings and extreme modifications has hit out at critics who assume she is a bad parent because of her appearance.

Thanks to her unique looks, Lily Lu, from Tengen, Germany, has built a huge social media following over the years.

But Lily, who is transgender and has a teenage daughter, says her identity draws some rather unkind judgments from strangers, including that she is a bad parent and a drug user – both of which she says are untrue.

To date, the artist and Youtuber – whose channel captures her 'real alternate life' – her nipples and navel are removed, as well as parts of her ears and a finger.

Lily has her eyes, tongue and under her fingernails tattooed because she wants to be completely covered in ink, in addition to splitting her tongue and adding ceramic black teeth.

Lily said: 'My appearance is mainly associated with drug use and… [that I will] not getting hired and not getting an apartment – ​​it's so foolish.”

Speaking about her lifestyle choices, Lily said: 'Personally, I don't drink, smoke and haven't done drugs in 20 years.

'I live a super healthy life, exercise every day and eat healthy, freshly cooked food. I run Ultra Trail races and do a lot of active things.”

She added: 'I don't even eat sugar most of the time and now I'm even [cutting] having coffee.'

Lily, who says she owns a number of houses that she rents out, also thinks the assumption that her unconventional appearance makes her a bad father is unfair.

Despite identifying as a woman, she still calls herself her daughter's “father.”

She said: 'I spend a lot of time with my daughter and I am a very caring and loving father.

'Most people who know me know me as a father and know how much my daughter thinks of me

priorities. It's no big secret that I'm a good father.'

Regarding her decision to undergo various modification procedures and heavily tattoo her skin over the years, Lily describes her changes.

She said: 'I wear about three to eight layers of ink on different parts of my body, and [have] lots of body modifications – lots of piercings and implants.

'I have no nipples, no belly button. Some fingers [are] missing and most parts of my ears. [I also have] a forked tongue and special ceramic teeth.'

She added: '[I have] I have my eyes, tongue and under my fingernails tattooed and 100% of my body is covered in ink.”

Despite being creative with her inking and overall look, Lily insists it's not her top priority.

She added: 'My appearance doesn't matter – it's just a collection, and sometimes it grows and sometimes it grows [it is] fewer.

“Right now I'm transitioning and changing my gender from male to female, which is also a crazy ride and a big adjustment process.”

She concluded, “At some point it doesn't matter anymore. It's my lifestyle and part of me. My goal is to live and enjoy life.'

This comes as another parent recently claimed trolls called her a 'bad parent' because of a face tattoo she got in honor of her daughter.

Katie Taylor, 27, from Rayleigh, Essex, has been getting tattoos since she was 18 and wanted a special one that always reminded her of her two-year-old daughter.

She has a rose, in a nod to her daughter's middle name, on her face so it can serve as a 'constant' reminder – and while trolls haven't been kind, Katie proudly shows off her tattoo.

Trolls have told Katie that her tattoos make her a 'bad parent' and a 'criminal', but she doesn't care and say her little girl 'loves them'.