The cat got her tongue — and everything else.
Thought Toco the human collie was intense? An Italian woman has received a whopping 20 body modifications so she can realize her dream of “transitioning” into a cat, as seen in videos amassing millions of views on TikTok.
Despite getting labeled “psychotic” and “disturbed” by haters, the real-life cat woman claims she is purr-fectly right at home with her lifestyle choice.
“I’m thinking that I would be a pretty cool cat lady,” Chiara Dell’Abate, 22, — who goes by Aydin Mod online — told Media Drum World of her pussycat pilgrimage.
The Rome resident’s lifelong body modification binge began at 11, when she received her first piercing and ear stretching.
Fast forward five years later, and Aydin Mod had over 72 piercings like a human Pinhead from “Hellraiser.”
Now, the human pincushion has over 20 body modifications, including punched nostrils, 0.8cm upper lip piercings, and a 1.6 cm inner labia piercing.
In one of her TikTok videos with over 65 million views, Dell’Abate can be seen flicking her split tongue through two gaping holes above her lips like a lingual peep show.
If that wasn’t extreme enough, the Roman also underwent a blepharoplasty — cosmetic surgery to remove excess skin or fat from the eyelids — and has ten subdermal implants on both hands.
To round out her otherworldly appearance, the kitty cosplayer also got outfitted with four horns, six genital beads, eyeball tattoos, and had her nipples removed.
“It’s crazy to see how much the human body can change and what you can actually achieve from body modifications,” gushed Dell’Abate, who now plans to become a human kitten.
The feline fanatic said her permanent Halloween costume was inspired after people compared her to a cat despite never actually planning to look like one.
“I think becoming a cat lady is more appropriate for me as I don’t really want to look like a cartoon character,” explained Dell’Abate. “I have always loved cats, and I think I’ll look really bold and fierce as a cat lady with the right body mods.”
While the Italian already has very cat-like mods — notably her pointed ears, permanent eyeliner, forehead implants, and claw-like nails — she has a ways to go before her meow-tamorphosis is complete.
“To achieve the full cat-like look, I will need a cat eyes lift or canthoplasty — surgery to produce more elongated and naturally almond-shaped eyes — teeth reshaping, upper lip cut, more fillers,” Dell’Abate explained. “I’ll put a thing called transdermal, which is like a huge micro dermal to attach a tail and definitely more tattoos.”
In other words, a cat got her tongue and the rest of her body.
These cat-inspired alterations are on top of the serial body modifier’s other scheduled additions, which include a boob job and more tattoos. She also plans to use a scalpel to cut a slit into her septum.
While constantly going under the knife (not to mention the tattoo gun) might seem painful, Dell’Abate says that she is “more or less used to it.”
“Procedures of any kind hurt a lot, but the pain is temporary and not a big deal to me,” she explained.
The human sphinx’s unique look has made her a magnet for haters.
“God help us all,” commented one critic on a TikTok video of Dell’Abate poking her forked tongue through her lip piercings.
“I have so many questions … None of which I actually want answering,” quipped another.
A third wondered, “When did your life going wrong.”
“What happens inside someone’s head that makes them think that is a good idea??” wrote another critic. “I’m genuinely curious.. how is that not just straight-up embarrassing?”
Another criticized, “There is a huge difference between self-modification and mutilation. She has been turned into a monster.”
However, the would-be cat woman claimed that not all the feedback has been negative.
“I receive a lot of kindness mostly,” she insisted. “People write to me about how much I inspire them to be free and have changed their views on appearances and beauty.”
Ultimately, Dell’Abate sees her mods as a form of “self-expression” that’s not rooted in others’ perceptions (which sounds a bit like the cosmetic equivalent of a worldwide privacy tour but we digress).
“Through them (body mods), I feel free to stay true to myself, regardless of what people think,” the womanscaper declared They make me feel good, and that’s what matters.”
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