25-year-old Ines Koch, from Bergen, south of Hamburg, has admitted that her friends think she is completely "crazy" for getting a huge tattoo portrait of British X Factor sensation James Arthur.

Koch (pictured left) confessed to The Sun newspaper that she no regrets about getting the large inking on her thigh because it's a constant source of inspiration and hope to her:

"Some of my mates think I'm crazy for doing this, but I don't care because it means a lot to me and my life."

“James gave me the strength to start believing in myself again. This tattoo will always remind me to believe in myself and to never lose my strength no matter what I have to go through.”

She continued praising the young singer's talent and story, adding: "He has shown every person in the world, that no matter where you are coming from and no matter what you've been going through, it's always important to never stop believing in yourself and to never lose faith in achieving what you have always dreamed of."

Watch Arthur perform his cover of 'Sexy And I Know It' below: