12 of the most tattoo-obsessed celebrities, from David Beckham, Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, to Rihanna, Billie Eilish and Angelina Jolie – but who has over 100 on their body?
Let’s take a look at the most tattoo-obsessed celebrities – and the stories behind some of their more unusual ink.
1. Ariana Grande
Grande reportedly has an impressive tally of over 40 tattoos, which range from Harry Potter-themed ink and the names of her dogs, to numerous celestial bodies including the sun, moon and stars on the back of her left hand. Previous small tattoos on her hand and rib cage dedicated to her ex Pete Davidson have since been turned into other designs.
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2. Billie Eilish
Unlike Grande’s 40 or so tiny tattoos, when Billie Eilish decides to get inked, she goes big. Although the “Ocean Eyes” singer told Vanity Fair back in 2020 that she’d never show her tattoos to the public, it seems she’s since had a change of heart, revealing not only the sizeable Chinese dragon inked across her right hip in an Instagram post, but now a huge abstract design on her back too.
3. David Beckham
The footballer is believed to have almost 80 tattoos, according to Men’s Health, and they’re mostly dedicated to his family. He also has Chinese characters written down the left side of his torso that reportedly read, “Death and life have determined appointments.”
4. Harry Styles
While Beckham’s tattoos overlap and melt into each other, and tend to follow a Renaissance, floral or religious theme, Styles looks more like a human doodle – but one that’s much more fun to look at.
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5. Angelina Jolie
6. Justin Bieber
According to several sources, Bieber got his first tattoo at 16 – a seagull – and now boasts around 70. From the rose on his neck which, he told Vogue, is there to remind him that “even though I’m flawed, beauty shines even through our rough edges”, to matching tats with wife Hailey and more than one dedicated to Jesus, it’s fair to say he’s a tattoo addict too.
7. Cardi B
The outspoken rapper loves to show off her tattoos, which have to be among the most colourful of any celebrity’s. Cardi B is best known for her large ink art pieces on both thighs and buttocks, which add up to hours of painful work. The peacock that covers her right thigh was originally done in 2010, but she decided to have it enhanced in 2020, according to Cosmopolitan. That same year, she had artist Jamie Schene spend more than 60 hours inking flowers from her right shoulder all the way down her back, ending halfway down her left thigh.
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8. Rihanna
9. Post Malone
10. Ed Sheeran
He may be seen as a clean-cut romantic often jokingly compared to Prince Harry, but Ed Sheeran’s 60-plus tattoos rival Styles’ for their graphic intensity and Cardi B’s for their rainbow of colours. Sheeran’s UK-based tattoo artist Kevin Paul told GQ that “A lot of people mock his tattoos, especially on his front, but what they don’t realise is that Damien Hirst himself has designed quite a few of them.” Now that’s impressive.
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11. Travis Barker
12. Joe Jonas
- The recent Beckham Netflix documentary reminded us just how many tattoos the footballer has accumulated over the years, while Justin Bieber started young and got his first ink at 16
- Ed Sheeran has tattoos designed by artist Damien Hirst, while Rihanna’s iconic body art of the goddess Isis is instantly recognisable – but many live to regret their tats, including Angelina Jolie