Drum – 15 August 2019

“Transforming my face into The Lion

King characters was great fun,” the for-

mer chef says. “It took 15 hours in total,

including breaks.”

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IMBA and co aren’t the only

movie characters to have

graced Hannah’s body.

Woody, Buzz Lightyear and

the gang from Toy Story had

their turn when the fourth

instalment of the hit franchise came out.

In 11 hours she even turned her whole

head and chest into Rex, the Toy Story

dinosaur, and the effect is simply stun-

ning. She’s done Yoda from Star Wars

and the Joker from Batman, but she

doesn’t stop at movies.

Among her astonishing body art is a

witty “breakfast face” with fried eggs for

eyes and bacon covering her mouth. “I

love creating every look and the feed-

back I receive is always really positive so

that always makes the long nights worth

it,” she says.

“By the time I’ve finished a look, it’s al-

most time for me to get up with Archie.

“It’s crazy that I spent 10 to 12 hours

on average doing my make-up to then

take some pictures and wash it off. I’d

love to turn my hobby into a career, but

I must learn how to speed up.”

Hannah creates her uniquelooks only

as a hobby, but she hopes to venture into

theatrical art later this year.

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ABOVE and TOP: Hannah Chilton
uses make-up to create film charac-
ters like The Lion King stars, Star
Wars’ Yoda and Rex from Toy Story.

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