Hilary Duff: 'Fan tattooed my name on arm'

Hilary Duff has recounted the tale of one of her fans having her name tattooed on his arm.

During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday, the former Lizzie McGuire star was asked whether she had ever encountered any "weird" autograph requests.

"The first time I was here on your show I signed my first body part," she told Kimmel. "Some kid said, 'Can you sign my arm?' I'm like, 'Whatever, I've signed weirder than that.'

"He went and got it tattooed while I was doing your show, in Hollywood. At the end when I walked out to get in my car he showed me his arm and it's all pink and bubbly because he had my name tattooed on his arm!"

She added: "I was like, 'That is dedication and please, I really don't need your mother calling and screaming!'"

Duff was on the show to promote her new novel Elixir - a New York Times bestseller - which revolves around a photojournalist who goes on a journey to find her missing father.