We thought the whole Twihard phenomenon was starting to die down but it turns out the obsession with sparkly vampires is still alive and kicking... in the UK mumsy demographic at least.

49-year-old bakery clerk Cathy Ward, from Reading in England, spent 22 hours and £2000 (AUS $3000) getting this immense Twilight tribute permanently etched on her back.

It may seem like a bit of a waste (time, money, agony etc) but one good thing to come of Cathy's hardcore Twihardedness is that her obsession with R-Pattz & co inspired her to lose a ton of weight. 14 dress sizes in six months to be exact. Wow! And she's planning to keep going until she's developed a chiseled six-pack worthy of Edward Cullen's beautiful face.

"I love Robert Pattinson. I want to tone up so I can get his character Edward Cullen on my stomach," Cathy tells The Daily Mail.

"The way I look at it I could be spending the money on going out drinking and eating but instead I'm spending it on something I am really passionate about.

"I have got a cross trainer, rowing machine and hand weights and I work out in my spare room which has got Twilight pictures all over the walls.

I watch the films or listen to the soundtracks as I exercise. It has worked miracles. I have never been more positive, more outgoing, fit and never had so much fun in my life."