Celebrities who have epic tattoos, from Justin Bieber to Lady Gaga
Celebrities are rocking amazing tattoos, and some of them, such as Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, have shared the very special meaning of their colorful ink.
Tattoos aren’t simply body ink to people, they can be beautiful representations of a person’s character, symbolism of who they are or something they love. From Justin Bieber to Lady Gaga, we’ve picked out a few celebs who have a variety of colorful tattoos and have opened up about the very special meaning of their ink.
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga has revealed that her 19 tattoos are primarily on her left side for a special reason: Gaga calls herself a “daddy’s girl” and she vowed to her father that she’d only get tattoos on one side of her body. Every tattoo means something special to Lady Gaga. For example, to honor her “Little Monster” fans, known for holding up their paws when their beloved “Mother Monster” performs, Lady Gaga sports a monster paw tattoo wearing lace and beads.
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber shared on Instagram that he devoted more than 100 hours to his tattoos, and he has no regrets for any of the ink on his body.
In addition to fun, Justin has shared that his tattoos have different meanings. Most of them are religious, but he has one for Selena Gomez, his famously on-again, off-again girlfriend. The Biebs is so proud of his tattoos’ symbolism that he even made a video catalog of what his ink represents.
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato joins Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga in impressing us with her tattoo dedication. Lovato sports “Stay Strong” on her wrists to reflect completing rehab, while “You make me beautiful” on Demi’s side got its inspiration from Bethany Dillon’s tune “Beautiful.” Last year, Lovato got a new tattoo, an enormous lion. Demi is a Leo, and the lion is thought to symbolize her astrological sign as well as to show she’s ready to roar!
Rihanna
How can we talk about celebrity tattoos and not mention Rihanna? We think not, because RiRi is rah-rah when it comes to getting awesome ink (the songstress has more than 25 tattoos). Our favorites from Bad Gal RiRi include the shark tattoo that she reportedly had inked in Drake’s Miami dressing room to honor a stuffed shark he gave her on a date.
Rihanna also rocks a cross on the underside of her wrist, representing her faith, and the Egyptian Goddess Isis on her chest, a tattoo that memorializes her grandma Dolly.
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Our favorite celebrity tattoo? Rihanna sports a tat that reads “Never a failure, always a lesson,” which she has said sums up her “motto in life for everything.”