A WOMAN with a large tattoo of a lion’s head on her leg is devastated by a Nasa discovery which means her star sign has changed.

Lauren Sandford from Worthing committed to the inking in tribute to her proud status as a Leo.

But, in a shock announcement, Nasa, the National Aeronatics and Space Administration, revealed the star signs had shifted, meaning Lauren is now Cancer.

The American space agency said it had found a 13th star sign so the dates for the other star signs have shifted to accommodate it.

The Argus:

According to the new calendar, Lauren’s birthday of August 4 now means her star sign is Cancer.

The change has left her devastated – and with the “wrong” star sign tattooed on her body.

The 24-year-old said: “I’m Leo through to the core.

“I’ve read up about Cancer now and I’m nothing like Cancer.

“I got told today at work by a colleague that Nasa had changed the star signs so I looked it up and I couldn’t believe they were saying I’m a Cancer now.

“I’m really annoyed. How can they just change them like that?!”

Support worker Lauren is no stranger to the tattoo studio. She has 30 tattoos and the Leo one is the biggest.

It is on her right leg and is an intricate design of a lion’s head with flowers in its mane. She had it done in December last year.

The Argus: Credit @NASACredit @NASA

She paid £170 for the tattoo which was designed especially for her and took a painful three hours at Thirteen Ink Studio in Worthing.

Lauren said: “When they finished the tattoo, I absolutely fell in love with it.

“I love lions, they are my favourite animal and I was over the moon that my star sign was Leo the lion, it’s just me down to a T.”

Nasa recently announced it had uncovered a 13th zodiac sign, Ophiuchus, which means “serpent-bearer”.

The constellation was previously ignored by the ancient Babylonians when creating the Zodiac calendar but Nasa has chosen to include it after the stars shifted position.

The new star sign lies between Scorpio and Sagittarius, shifting the original Zodiac dates and changing the star signs of many people.

Lauren said: “I am definitely a Leo, I’m a very creative and passionate person, I’m warm hearted and pretty cheerful.

“I can have my stubborn days and lazy days. I love travelling and taking holidays, I’m always out with friends.

“I’m not a Cancer – I hate water so you wouldn’t see me relaxing in any sort of water. I’m a Leo and no one is going to change that.”