The family of a mother-of-five who died after a BBL at ‘Lip King’ Jordan James Parke’s clinic say they are “incredibly angry” the beautician was illegally selling slimming jumpers online while on police bail over the tragedy.
Parke and a second suspect were dramatically arrested on suspicion of murder after Alice Webb, 33, died after undergoing a non-surgical butt lift (BBL) at the Studio 23 clinic, in Gloucester, on September 24 last year.
Alice was rushed to Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary after becoming unwell but died in the early hours of the following morning in what is believed to be the UK’s first ‘liquid BBL’ death.
In a surgical BBL, fat is taken from elsewhere in the body and inserted into the buttocks.
But a cheaper non-surgical procedure – referred to as ‘liquid BBL’ – sees dermal fillers, the same material used to plump lips, injected directly.
Parke is still being held on conditional bail, while no further action is being taken against the second suspect.
Last month, the Mail revealed Parke appeared to be whipping up £200 for weight loss and teeth whitening treatments online while boasting about his lavish lifestyle on the Cape Verde island of Boa Vista.
A year after her death, Alice’s family have spoken out for the first time and expressed their disgust that Parke is still in the cosmetics industry.
The family of mother-of-five Alice Webb, 33, who died after a BBL at ‘Lip King’ Jordan James Parke’s clinic say they are “incredibly angry” the beautician was illegally selling slimming jumpers online while she was in police custody over the tragedy
Last month, the Mail revealed Parke can be seen whipping up £200 and teeth-whitening treatments online while boasting about his lavish lifestyle on Cape Verde’s Boa Vista island.
Speaking to BBCher sister April revealed how Alice had only spoken to her hours before the procedure, having left her home in Wotton-under-Edge before dropping her five children off at school earlier in the day.
He had booked the procedure at Studio 23, thinking he would be back in time for afternoon school.
But hours later, April couldn’t reach Alice, with calls and texts going unanswered.
When the phone was finally answered, it was a paramedic who spoke to April, informing her that her sister was unresponsive and needed to be taken to the hospital.
Her family rushed to be with Alice, who tragically died about an hour later.
April recalled: “We told her we loved her, held her hand, stroked her hair.”
Ben, the father of Alice’s eldest daughter Delsey, said he was outraged by reports Park was selling illegal weight piercings just months after losing the mum-of-five.
“It shouldn’t be [selling them]. It’s so simple, I don’t know how he sleeps at night.’
The Daily Mail previously revealed that Parke offered one customer – who is between a size 6 and 8 – a £208 Semaglutide Peptide weight loss kit, which she told her uses “the same ingredient as Ozempic”.
Jordan James Park leaves his home in Dudley, West Midlands on 27 September 2024
When the customer asked for information about weight loss piercings, Parke replied on April 7: “Hey baby xx. I have the Semaglutide Peptide kits, they are incredible. You mix them and keep them in the fridge, inject once a week (either in the stomach or upper thigh) with an insulin needle (which you get in the kit!) it’s the same ingredient as Ozempic!
“It’s amazing how it suppresses your appetite, which makes you lose weight! The course will last you 6-10 weeks (depending on the dose you use). It’s £200 plus £8 Special Postage with Royal Mail.
It comes with an instruction guide I made on how to inject and mix etc. They have a strength of 10 MG. You don’t have to go on a strict diet as the ingredient suppresses your appetite which makes you eat less which then equates to weight loss!
Most people lost an average of 5-7 pounds per week with it.
When the customer replied to ask how to order, Parke immediately asked for £208 to be transferred to his account, without asking the shopper. The Mail has contacted Parke for comment.
Although his personal and professional accounts – The Lip King Aesthetics – have been set to private on Instagram, Parke has created a new Facebook account under the same names.
In July, Parke began promoting the weight loss piercings publicly, asking clients to engage in DMs and share “transformation” photos of clients apparently using them.
He seemed to be doing this from the comfort of his Boa Vista, sharing topless selfies of himself “tanning” in between posts about weight loss piercings. In one photo, he can be seen showing off his Louis Vuitton tattoos on his arm.
Alice’s family revealed the mum-of-five died about an hour after they arrived at the hospital to be with her
On July 15, she shared before-and-after photos of a woman purportedly using the piercings, captioned “PM TO ORDER” with a syringe emoji.
A day later, the white-haired Parke was spotted posing by a pool in Boa Vista, wearing a Chanel top, a gold watch and large designer sunglasses.
Earlier in the year, on April 22, it also announced that teeth whitening is being added to its services.
It offers £99 for a 60-minute whitening session, £149 for an ‘extreme’ 90-minute session and £49 for a 30-minute top-up.
Ashton Collins, director of Save Face, a government-approved register of accredited professionals, told the Mail: “Jordan Parke has been on our radar for nearly a decade because of his pattern of unethical practice. He is morally bankrupt, consistently prioritizing profit over patient safety.
“I am deeply disappointed, though not surprised, to see him selling illegal weight loss injections again.
“Having previously been exposed to cause serious health problems, he continues these dangerous activities without any legal authority to prescribe.
“He sells indiscriminately, without assessing suitability or reviewing medical history, thereby putting both the physical and mental health of his customers at serious risk.
“The content of what he is selling remains completely unknown and could potentially be fatal.
“Anyone considering weight loss injections should only consult a qualified medical practitioner who can properly assess suitability and safely prescribe appropriate medication.”
Parke, who describes himself on social media as “The Plastic Surgery Advocate”, is not a qualified surgeon.
The Kim Kardashian fanatic appeared on US TV series Botched in 2015 but was axed when he returned to the show in 2019 as doctors revealed a fourth nose job would involve taking a chunk out of his rib to widen his nostrils.
She once said, “Plastic surgery is like sex. You can’t have it once. You have to have it again and again.
“And if the surgeon is good, keep having it with the same guy. I used to be a disaster of lips, but now I am known in England as the king of lips.’
Before his first stab at cosmetics at the age of 19, Parke appears with seemingly little cosmetic modifications other than plucked eyebrows.
His desire to transform his appearance was rooted in an obsession with the Kardashian family aesthetic, he told the Mirror in 2016.
Alice died after undergoing a non-surgical butt lift (BBL) at the Studio 23 clinic in Gloucester (pictured)
“It’s the whole family [I take inspiration from]but mostly Kim. But I love them all, their looks, the way they dress, it’s just an inspiration.
“I wanted my chin like Kylie Jenner’s, with a really defined jawline. I love her jaw and she has such a sharp chin.’
Alice partner Dane Knight previously called on the government to take action, launching a petition with Save Face to introduce Alice’s Law.
In a statement issued at the time, her family said: “Alice’s death has left a huge void in our family, one that can never be filled.
“We are overwhelmed with overwhelming feelings of grief, loss and anger because her death should never have been allowed to happen. All we can do now is hope for justice.
“We are supporting Save Face’s campaign to introduce a new law in Alice’s name to ensure that those responsible for her death are held to account and to prevent any other family from having to endure this terrible pain.”
