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The meaning behind the tattoos of Hollywood stars

Every Hollywood star tattoo has an interesting story behind it.

Tom Hardy has a lot of tattoos, 30 to be exact. But one of the tattoos has a very interesting story, and it was done because the actor lost the bet. In 2016, Hardy bet Leonardo DiCaprio that he (Hardy) wouldn’t win an Oscar for his role in The Revenant. However, Leo disagreed and was right about it. In the end, not only did Tom win an award, but he also got a new tattoo that reads “Leo knows it all” on his arm.

Among the 16 tattoos of Selena Gomez, there is one that she has always dreamed of. The singer wanted to make her narcissistic spell permanent so the translation of this tattoo is “Love yourself first.”



Rihanna is a fan of tattoos because it’s a great way for her to express her personal style. The singer has a large tattoo on her chest illustrating the wingspan of the Egyptian Goddess Isis, who is considered the ideal mother and wife. She got this tattoo in memory of her beloved grandmother

The crow’s feet tattoo on Emma Stone’s wrist is a tribute to her mother, who battled breast cancer and ultimately won. The footprints represent her mother’s favorite song, Paul McCartney’s Blackbird, and the singer even designed the tattoo herself. Now, the actress and her mother are proud of their cute yet meaningful tattoos

Sam Smith has a simple tattoo of 2 parallel lines on one of his fingers. But the history of this tattoo is far from simple. It was inspired by one of the oldest tattoos ever found on a mummy buried alone in ice.



Halsey has more than 40 tattoos of different sizes on her body, and one of them is a horseshoe, but the horseshoe itself is upside down. Originally, this was a sign of good luck in many cultures. And the reason the singer does it upside down means she really doesn’t need any luck in her life

Harry Styles has more than 60 tattoos. But the mermaid tattoo on his arm is more impressive. When asked why she doesn’t look perfect and Harry replied that no one should strive for perfection and you should love who you are

The tattoo on Jessica Alba’s wrist has the words “lotus flower” in Sanskrit, which has a rather sad meaning. The star made this tattoo after the first breakup and the meaning lies in the “expression of spiritual beauty”. The tattoo also became a sign of freedom for her



One of the many tattoos that Angelina Jolie has is Roman numerals on her arm, dated May 13, 1940. This is the day when a famous politician famously said: “I have nothing to give but blood, labor, tears and sweat”.