A woman has shared a photo of what fake tanning looks like when it goes very wrong - after she claims she was left the same colour 'as a dining table'.

Imogen Silversides, from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, posted the image - which has been liked 39,000 times - saying she was inspired to take advice from a viral Facebook status in which Amy Ridler claimed the secret to getting an even all-over glow was to apply it with a paint roller.

Imogen said that she decided to try the method after Amy, from Solihull, West Midlands, shared a photo on Facebook commenting on how impressed she was with the results.

Imogen Silversides, from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, tried out the method and was left looking the colour of a 'dining room table'

Imogen Silversides, pictured before trying the technique, said she was inspired to take the advice from a viral Facebook post in which Amy Ridler claimed the secret to getting an even all-over glow was to use a paint roller

Imogen apparently went away and tried the method, then posted a picture showing her looking a dark shade of brown and holding a roller after she'd used it to apply fake tan.

She captioned it: 'Who ever the girl was that recommend to apply fake tan with a paint roller is one lying f***.'

Imogen doesn't explain why she didn't stop applying the fake tan after starting the application, and it's not clear whether it's a prank - however, she did write that she wouldn't be going into work on that day.

She said she was inspired by Amy's Facebook post, which, showing a photo of her with an all-over tan, was liked more than 21,000 times.

Writing on her Facebook page, Amy posted: 'Okay so after I put on Snapchat how I fake tan everyone has thought it was a great idea okay so you don't get it on your hands, can wash it, perfect even tan, no streaks, you can get it mega dark if you like - and you can reach your back'

Amy Ridler, from Solihull, West Midlands, posted on Facebook that she was impressed with the results after trying out the technique to get an even coverage with no streaks - in a post that has been liked more than 21,000 times

Writing on her Facebook page, Amy posted: 'Okay so after I put on Snapchat how I fake tan everyone has thought it was a great idea okay so you don't get it on your hands, can wash it, perfect even tan, no streaks, you can get it mega dark if you like - and you can reach your back.

'Why haven't I gone on dragons den. Tesco were very confused when we told them what we were using their paint rollers for.

'PS I like to look megga dark you don't have to be this dark.'

Amy joked in her Facebook post that she should go on BBC show Dragons' Den with her idea and had 21,000 likes on Facebook for her unusual use of rollers

Amy had many people applaud her idea, with plenty suggesting they would try it out.

Vicki Ball posted that the technique was a 'game changer' while Donna Harris called it the 'best idea'.

Since posting the picture on February 4, Amy has had more than 21,700 people like her picture which showed her wearing a Calvin Klein crop top and a roller covered in fake tan.

But out of the many who were intrigued by the idea, one woman appeared to have tested the method and was less happy with the results.

Many Facebook users were intrigued by Amy's method while Ben joked it was how body builders apply fake tan, but they don't usually use as much as Imogen appeared to

Commenting on how Imogen looked, Amy wrote: 'I would just like to say that on behalf of myself and my paint roller, I am sorry to the girl who now looks like the same colour as my dining room table but actually I'm not sorry you made my night.'