BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The Belgian teenager who made  headlines across the globe after claiming a tattoo artist had  drawn 56 stars on her face, rather than the three she asked for,  has admitted she lied.

Kimberley Vlaeminck from the city of Kortrijk, 90 km (56  miles) northwest of Brussels said she fell asleep during the  procedure, and woke up in pain when her nose was being tattooed.

But the 18-year-old was caught off camera on Dutch  television when she said she quite liked the tattoo, but lied  about asking for all 56 stars when she saw her father’s furious  reaction.

Tattoo artist Rouslain Toumaniantz said Vlaeminck initially  liked her new look, and that she got what she asked for.