SEDRICK, 28, from Columbus, Ohio has spent over $25,000 covering his entire body in tattoos. Sedrick's obsession with ink started when he was 13; he got his first tattoo which initially he regretted. However, this proved only to be the beginning as now Sedrick's goal is to become the youngest person with their body completely covered in ink. Today, Sedrick, who is a barber by trade, is going to do something he thought would never be possible... To see his face without tattoos. Sedrick told Truly: "It's been about 14 years since I've seen myself without tattoos and I can't remember how that feels, I don't know how I'm going to recognise myself." After Sedrick's tattoo cover up is complete, he will be surprising his girlfriend and work colleagues at his barbershop with his new look. Will they all recognise him? Or will they mistake him for a total stranger?
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00:00 My whole body's covered in tattoos,
00:01 and today I'm covering them up.
00:02 I probably have like $25,000 worth of tattoos on me.
00:05 I don't know how I'm gonna recognize myself.
00:07 Dude, it's ridiculous.
00:08 - This is crazy, already, isn't it?
00:11 Okay, you ready?
00:12 - Let's do it.
00:13 - Here we go.
00:14 (laughs)
00:15 - What do you think?
00:16 - Oh my God.
00:17 (laughs)
00:19 - You could tell if someone likes to dress nice
00:22 or someone that really doesn't care.
00:23 Me, personally, I like looking good.
00:26 I like the denim look, super old school.
00:28 You know, you can't ever go wrong with denim.
00:31 My name is Cedric Montano.
00:32 My whole body's covered in tattoos,
00:33 and today I'm covering them up.
00:35 I'm a barber.
00:36 I've been barbering for three years now.
00:37 People are shocked at what I do because of my look.
00:40 I cut kids hair all the time.
00:41 You can see on like parents' reactions of their kids,
00:44 it's usually like they're scared.
00:45 My first tattoo, I was 13.
00:47 My parents didn't know about it type thing.
00:49 I got it done, I regretted it,
00:50 but at the time I thought it was super cool.
00:52 And then I started getting them on my neck and my chest.
00:55 So I was like, I just wanna be like basically
00:57 like the youngest person with like the most tattoos.
01:00 And then I've been getting blasted ever since.
01:02 I was 17 when I got my first face tattoo.
01:06 It was the feathers right here on my face.
01:07 My recent tattoo on my nose, I mean it hurt for sure.
01:10 I would say my most painful tattoo,
01:12 the top of my head for sure, it was brutal.
01:14 At this point, my whole body's covered
01:16 and they all kind of dismerse together.
01:18 I don't think I would ever not get tattooed.
01:20 Even when I run out of room, I would still get something.
01:22 The judgment on my tattoos that I get a lot,
01:25 you'll hear someone whisper like,
01:26 did you see his face type thing.
01:28 I'm used to all the above.
01:30 Did it hurt?
01:31 I think I get that question asked every day.
01:33 I don't know how to answer that.
01:34 Like, do my face tattoos hurt?
01:36 It's obviously a yes, but it's just like,
01:38 it's a confusing question to me.
01:39 Today I'm getting my tattoos covered up.
01:43 Crazy.
01:44 It's been about 14 years until I see myself without tattoos.
01:48 I can't remember how that feels.
01:50 I don't know how I'm gonna recognize myself
01:52 or others will recognize me.
01:53 I think it's gonna be kind of awkward.
01:55 (upbeat music)
01:58 Seems kind of heavy.
02:00 I have no freaking clue what's in here.
02:02 Looks like a business suit.
02:04 Some regular people clothes.
02:05 Yep.
02:07 Plain white tee, let's go.
02:08 Dude, it's ridiculous.
02:10 Whatever.
02:11 Khakis.
02:12 Let's go, business attire.
02:13 Seems like Gucci Loaves.
02:16 Look at those bad boys.
02:19 Dang, these are nice.
02:20 - Hi.
02:23 - Hey, what's up, how's it going?
02:24 - Good, how are you?
02:25 - Doing good.
02:26 - I'm Leslie.
02:27 - Excited, nice to meet you.
02:28 - Nice to meet you.
02:30 You ready to do this?
02:31 - Yeah, let's do it.
02:32 - Okay, let's get started then.
02:33 - So excited, honestly, to see it.
02:37 Just wanna see a different me,
02:39 being the age I am now, no tattoos.
02:41 - This is crazy already, isn't it?
02:46 - Creepy to be not tattooed.
02:48 It's kind of like a scary change
02:50 in the opposite of being regular.
02:52 - I love all makeup,
02:53 but I love anything that's challenging to do, you know?
02:57 - Wearing makeup is a lot.
02:59 Hats off to people who put on makeup.
03:01 So this is tough.
03:03 - So do you think you're gonna be surprised?
03:07 - Yeah, I'm definitely gonna be surprised.
03:09 I have no idea what to expect, I'm kind of nervous.
03:11 I like myself without tattoos.
03:14 Tattoo removal, here I come.
03:15 Just kidding.
03:16 - You ready?
03:18 - Let's do it.
03:19 - Here we go.
03:20 - Dang.
03:23 (laughing)
03:25 - That's crazy.
03:26 New person, doesn't even look like me.
03:32 Yeah, it's awkward.
03:33 It's too crazy, too normal for me.
03:37 Hair and the gauges are there, but definitely transformed.
03:42 I think I look creepy like this,
03:43 so I have no idea what they're gonna think.
03:45 I think they've gotten so used to it
03:47 that it's normal to them,
03:48 so I think this might be awkward.
03:50 - He was like really tattooed when I met him.
03:52 He didn't have a lot of face tattoos,
03:54 so he covered a lot of his face when I first met him.
03:57 You literally look crazy.
04:04 - What do you think?
04:07 - Oh my God.
04:08 - Do you still hate this guy?
04:11 - No.
04:12 I feel so nervous.
04:17 You look so different.
04:19 I've never seen you without tattoos.
04:20 You don't even look like you did when you were younger.
04:22 You look super different.
04:24 Yeah.
04:25 - It's weird, huh?
04:26 - You're still handsome, but you look so regular.
04:28 - So regular it's bad, huh?
04:29 - Yeah, too regular for me.
04:32 Too regular, I like the tattoos.
04:33 Yeah, you definitely don't look like Cedric.
04:35 Your hands look different, oh my God.
04:37 Your face looks different.
04:39 I mean, it's covered really well.
04:41 - About to go to the barbershop, see everyone's reactions.
04:45 What's up, bro?
04:46 - Was that even you?
04:47 - It's me, but it's not me, bro.
04:50 I don't even recognize you, dog.
04:52 - I look super sketch.
04:54 - I don't even look like you.
04:56 I mean, right off the first appearance,
04:59 you still got the big earlobes,
05:04 so I mean, I could probably do that.
05:05 But I mean, right off rip though,
05:08 he just looks like a normal dude, you know what I mean?
05:11 I'd still hang out with him though.
05:12 I mean, he's still got a good personality.
05:14 - Hell yeah.
05:15 - Still the same Cedric.
05:16 - Yes, sir.
05:19 - I was taking a back,
05:20 I thought he went and did some kind of surgery,
05:22 so I took a closer look, you know what I mean?
05:26 You do stuff like that, you know, very fun, spontaneous.
05:28 So I expect stuff like that.
05:31 You never can expect stuff from him, you know what I mean?
05:33 - Definitely would not change it.
05:35 I would stay tattooed the way I am.
05:38 Having no tattoos is, I feel out of place.
05:42 It's not me.
05:43 Leaving in five minutes and I'm out of here,
05:45 jumping in the shower, taking this (beep) off.
05:49 I would put tattoos in different places,
05:51 but I don't regret them at all.
05:52 I personally love myself.
05:53 I don't know, that's just me.
05:55 I'm like a confident person.
05:56 I feel like definitely I get shy sometimes,
05:58 but I definitely feel super confident with tattoos.
06:01 It's kind of part of me.
06:02 It would be crazy just to like wake up
06:04 and not have tattoos.
06:05 It can be super different.
06:06 On a daily basis, you get judged positively or negatively,
06:10 and it's just depending on your outlook on it.
06:12 (whooshing)