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| Project Runway host Heidi Klum's tattoo on the inside of her arm is all about family. "My tattoo says 'Seal' and has three stars for each of our children," she told InStyle. "The brown ink exactly matches Seal's skin. I'm not afraid of forever." - Lisa Tilson (CREDIT: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for DCP) See More Famous Ink |
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| Project Runway host Heidi Klum's tattoo on the inside of her arm is all about family. "My tattoo says 'Seal' and has three stars for each of our children," she told InStyle. "The brown ink exactly matches Seal's skin. I'm not afraid of forever." - Lisa Tilson (CREDIT: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for DCP) See More Famous Ink |
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| Megan Fox has several prominent tattoos, including part of a quote from King Lear on her right shoulder and Marilyn Monroe's face on her inner forearm. "I have to be a pretty big fan to have committed to having her face on my arm for the rest of my life," Fox has said. (CREDIT: George Pimentel/Getty Images, Florian Seefried/Getty Images) See More Famous Ink |
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| Grammy-winning superstar Lady Gaga's most notable tattoo is an homage to her 'Little Monsters', her nickname for her fans. "Look what I did last night," she tweeted after leaving the tattoo parlor. "'Little monsters forever,' on the arm that holds my mic." (CREDIT: Paul Morigi/WireImage, Courtesy Lady Gaga) See More Famous Ink |
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| "Glee" star Lea Michele has nine tattoos, including music notes (from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody) and the title of the song "I Believe" from her Tony-winning musical Spring Awakening on her wrist. Her latest inking is the the word "Imagine" on her foot, which she got with "Glee" co-stars Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale in Chicago. "I'm known to be the instigator to do some more risky stuff," Michele told Usmagazine.com. "So we have little tattoos on our feet now... it made a lot of sense that night." (CREDIT: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images, Jason LaVeris/Getty Images) See More Famous Ink |
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| Newlyweds Katy Perry and Russell Brand have matching tattoos in ancient Sanskrit on their biceps that read "Anuugacchati Pravaha," which means "Go with the flow." "That's our motto," she has said. "We're a bit cheesy--as all couples in love are." Perry also has a strawberry on her ankle and "Jesus" tattooed on the inside of her wrist. (CREDIT: Jemal Countess/Getty Images, Logan Fazio/FilmMagic) See More Famous Ink |
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| Hayden Panettiere received a lot of attention after getting "vivere senza rimpianti" tattooed on her back. The text is Italian for "live without regrets" but the word rimpianti is spelled incorrectly. In spite of the mistake, the young star has said she doesn't mind that the tattoo is misspelled since she doesn't see it. "That's why I love having it on my back." (CREDIT: Jason Merritt/Getty Images) See More Famous Ink |
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| Jessica Alba had flower and ladybug tattoos on the back of her neck, but had them removed earlier this year. She still has a tattoo of a bow on her lower back as well as the Sanskrit word for lotus on the inside of her right wrist. "For me it signifies the manifestation of spiritual beauty," says Alba, who has expressed spiritual ties to both Christianity and Buddhism. (CREDIT: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) See More Famous Ink |
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| While many stars go for subtle or small tattoos that can be easily hidden on the red carpet, Scarlett Johansson chose a colorful scene for the inside of her left forearm. The bright tattoo (originally reported to be temporary because of its vibrant color) features a sunset over the ocean with a star in the sky and a cloud in the background. (CREDIT: John Shearer/WireImage) See More Famous Ink |
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| Power couple David and Victoria Beckham share a love for tattoos and even flew their favorite tattoo artist, Louis Molloy, in from Manchester, England once for some inking. Posh has two tattoos dedicated to her husband of 11 years, including his initials on the inside of her left wrist. (CREDIT: Mark Von Holden/WireImage) See More Famous Ink |
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| When Penelope Cruz got "883" tattooed above her right ankle while she was dating Tom Cruise, many wondered of the meaning behind it. Beyond the fact that eight and three are her lucky numbers, the actress has never disclosed what the tattoo actually represents. Fans and the media have speculated everything from Scientology ties and Harley Davidson bikes to numerology meanings, but Cruz has shot them all down. "It's not a Harley Davidson. It's not the different things that have been said," Cruz has said. "I don't think anyone cares. It's my own tattoo." (CREDIT: Mike Marsland/WireImage; Kevin Winter/Getty Images) See More Famous Ink |
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| "I will probably carry on until I run out of cool little places to put them," Rihanna has said of her many tattoos. One of the most recent inkings is the text 'Never a Failure, Always a Lesson' written backwards on her collarbone (so she can read it in the mirror), which she got shortly after her public breakup with Chris Brown. (CREDIT: HUSSEIN SAMIR/SIPA) See More Famous Ink |
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| Charlize Theron and her mom have matching Koi fish tattoos on their ankles. The colorful Japanese carp fish often represent determination and power, because they are able to swim upstream even when faced with obstacles like waterfalls. Theron also has a lotus flower on her right foot. (CREDIT: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage; Damien Meyer/Getty Images) See More Famous Ink |
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| The rosary permanently wrapped around Nicole Richie's left ankle has become a popular request by girls at tattoo parlors. In addition to Richie's eight other tattoos, she also has several small dots on her finger from when she accidentally dropped a tattoo gun. Richie told Vanity Fair, "The tattoo artist told me not to play with the tattoo gun, so of course I did." (CREDIT: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage; Joe Kohen/WireImage) See More Famous Ink |
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| The Victoria Secret model can't be overly inked as she is constantly photographed, but the small star on the inside of her left wrist is perfectly subtle. Bundchen has explained that the tattoo is a shooting star for her grandmother. "When I first moved to New York there were no stars in the sky, so to remind me of her I drew one on my wrist and kept it there for a month, and then had someone draw it in," she has said. (CREDIT: Anita Bugge/WireImage) See More Famous Ink |
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| TOf Christina Ricci's eight tattoos, the lion on her right shoulder is most visible. "It's Aslan, the lion from 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,'" she has said. "I struggled through my oppressive teenage years, and when I turned 18, I escaped. Like Aslan, I was finally free." (CREDIT: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) See More Famous Ink |
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| Inside Christina Applegate's right ankle is a tattoo that says "Agape." The word means unconditional love in Greek, and happens to be the name of her church. Applegate also has a tattoo on her left ankle, outside of her right ankle and on her lower abdomen. (CREDIT: Steve Granitz/WireImage; Barry King/WireImage) See More Famous Ink |
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