Patricia Krentcil’s name may not be familiar to you, but her nickname, Tan Mom, sure is. Patricia was thrust into the lime light in 2012 after her daughter’s school nurse called Child Services on her. The reason? She believed that Patricia took Anna to a tanning salon as the girl was burnt. Patricia herself was known as a tanning aficionado and was therefore thought to be guilty before she was even questioned. In the state of New Jersey, it is illegal to enter a tanning booth under the age of 14, Anna was 6.
Patricia was found not guilty of what she was accused of, but the damage was already done. Media outlets from all over the country noticed the overly tan mom and decided to make her a specimen to dissect. Patricia didn’t have a problem, initially that is, with the fame and money that came her way. The nation knew Tan Mom for obsession and addiction to tanning and she had no problem with that. “I’ve been tanning my whole life. I like the sun. I did overdo it,” Krentcil said. “Now, I’ve gotten older, I don’t even care.”
Over the years, Patricia was invited to events, roasted on Saturday Night Live, talked about in the media and mocked throughout. She has since lightened up (pun intended) on the tanning and is looking a lot more ‘normal’. She has replaced some of her tanning with her new love of Botox (and interesting decision) and has kept the most important thing in her life at top priority – her children. She has been through a lot and has been made an example of. While we don’t condone all of her behavior, we are sure she didn’t intend on the world knowing her as Tan Mom for the rest of her life.
[post_page_title]Remembering the Tan Mom fiasco[/post_page_title]
Back in 2012, Patricia Krentcil was under media and public scrutiny for taking her six-year-old daughter to a tanning salon with her. Patricia was addicted to the tanning bed, but this time the visit was for her daughter, Anna. It was Anna’s school nurse who drew attention to the young child’s sun burn. It was then that Anna said to her that she went “tanning with Mommy.” This started the fiasco that was Tan Mom.
