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In March 2012, Rihanna got a small and simple cross tattooed on her left collarbone. Artist Bang Bang cut the ink with water to make the tattoo light, the same technique that he used for the “Rebelle Fleur” tattoo on her neck. Rihanna chose this placement on her neck so that she can easily hide it with a necklace when she wants to, but she can also show it off. (more…)
Florence Welch got this incredibly detailed cross tattoo on the back of her right hand from artist Bang Bang in June 2015. “Between a crucifix and the Hollywood sign……” she wrote on her instagram, “SET OUR HEARTS ABLAZE ThankYou England…..sorry mum.”
Bruna Marquezine’s second tattoo was a simple black cross on her left side, which is a tribute to her Christian faith. “The cross is because I have faith in God. I love it, and I like to look at it and to remember Him and how wonderful He is to me,” she tweeted. It’s also a reminder of her mother, who taught her to believe in God. “My mother always spoke highly of love and God to me,” she says. She had the tattoo re-done by artist Adao Rosa at Nautica Tattoo in July 2013 while getting a new tattoo of an anchor on her ankle. (more…)
Kirstin Maldonado’s second tattoo was of her favorite Bible verse “Philippians 4:13” on her right wrist. The text of this passage is: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” This is the same verse that inspired Selena Gomez‘s hip tattoo.
In September 2016, Kreayshawn got a tattoo on her chest of the Anima Sola, which is a Roman Catholic depiction of purgatory. It is a woman being engulfed by flames while her wrists are in chains.
“Baby doll @kreayshawn got her first chest piece like a boss!” wrote artist Soto Gangster on instagram.
Beth Lucas has a cross tattoo on her upper left arm.
In August 2012 Jasmine Villegas and her friend Briana Jean got matching cross tattoos on their wrists from artist Diana Munoz. A third pal Rob Swanson already has a similar solid black cross on his hand.
Like Lady Gaga she has defended her “upside-down” tattoo placement, saying that the tattoo is meant to be seen by herself.
Juliet Simms has a tattoo along the outside of her left index finger of a cross with a chain attached to it.
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Chantel Jeffries has Hebrew writing tattooed on her right side which is deeply meaningful to her.
“I got my tattoo in hebrew because of the meaning of what it says. Besides EVERYONE has arabic… Ill pass on that,” she tweeted.
We know that it is a religious message as the last word clearly says God. That’s the word on the left, since Hebrew is read right to left: אלוהים which is pronounced Elohim.
Our best guess is that the tattoo is meant to say “Jesus is God.”
The beginning of the tattoo is where things are unclear. We believe it says “ליעס הוא אלוהים“. This could be read in a way that the first word sounds a little like Jesus (though it’s more like Lias). However Jesus’s name in Hebrew in actually Yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ) — Hebrew doesn’t have a J sound.
If any Hebrew speakers can make better sense of it, please leave a comment below.
Renee Olstead has a rosary bead necklace tattooed around her right ankle with the cross on the top of her foot.
