News reporter Emma Pearcy has shared her latest fashion outing with readers of the Torquay Herald Express.

When she went out to get her navel pierced, the temptation to run a story on her experience was just too strong!

She was indulged by Chris Bellamy, piercer to the stars, who is also a cousin of Matt Bellamy from rock band Muse.

Emma said: "Body piercing was always something I had considered getting done but I always bottled it.

"After careful consideration – well, I was in the hands of an expert – I decided to have my navel done.

"The technique Chris employs on customers is to get them to concentrate on breathing; the deep ‘in the nose, out your mouth’ yoga-esque sort of thing.

"I was so busy concentrating on inhaling and what he was saying that before I knew it the job was done. I had barely felt a thing."

And she confided in the readers: “All that remains to ask now, is what to go for next – ears, nose or tongue?"