We’ve all done things we’d rather not tell our parents.

But 20-year-old Sydney Allen was caught out in the most spectacular fashion when her secret nipple piercings were exposed in an X-ray.

Sydney, from Clearwater in Florida, had got the piercings done in June as a birthday present from her sister.

But they decided to keep it from their parents, and Sydney told Buzzfeed News that her mum ‘is a bit conservative on appearances and hates tattoos and piercings’.

Her mum was none the wiser, until Sydney needed to go for a checkup at the hospital.

Sydney suffers from syringomyelia, a rare condition caused by Chiari malformation – where brain tissue extends into the spinal canal and can cause fluid to build up on the spinal cord and could potentially damage it.

She needed a routine X-ray to check everything was ok and took her mum along for some moral support.

But what she didn’t factor in was that the X-ray would reveal her secret to everyone in the room.

Sydney said: ‘My mom saw my piercings as soon as the X-ray popped up and the doctor and I started laughing hysterically.’

Her mum initially didn’t take it too well, and just said: ‘We will discuss it later.’ But she soon came round to the idea, as the piercings are usually invisible, and people on social media found it hilarious.

Sydney’s story went viral and she is now in touch with people who suffer from the same condition.

She added: ‘I was getting the X-ray to check the alignment of my spine,’ she told PA. ‘If my spine is aligned it helps relieve pain a bit.

‘It’s a pretty rare disease and I have never talked to anyone my age that also has it so it has been really awesome to discuss tips and doctor referrals.’

Source: MetroUK