Celebrities who love (and regret) their couple tattoos

Rihanna and Drake got matching shark tattoos back in 2016, shortly before they went their separate ways. The small tattoos remained untouched for five years, but a recent photo suggests Rihanna has now covered hers up with another tattoo. This comes at the same time she was seen out on a date with new boyfriend A$AP Rocky in New York, and their PDA was anything but subtle.

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Blink-182 rocker Travis Barker debuted a tattoo dedicated to his then-relatively-new girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian, inking her name above his left nipple. Of course, Barker is already covered in ink so the new tattoo is layered on top of another tattoo. He also previously got a tattoo of a heart inscribed with the name of his ex-wife, Shanna Moakler, so this kind of permanent dedication isn't new for him.

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Pete Davidson is notorious for getting tattoos in his relationships, from Cazzie David to Ariana Grande. He's also notorious for getting them covered up. But, the comedian is reportedly in the process of removing all of his ink, film critic Mike McGranaghan reported, “He even showed his hand, which is already done. He said it takes 3-4 hours in the makeup chair to cover them, so he figured ‘it would be easier to get them burned off.'" Davidson reportedly has over 100 tattoos, so it might take a while...

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The now-ex couple got matching cloud tattoos on the middle fingers of their left hands, and the words "mille tendresse," which Davidson later covered up on his neck with the word "cursed." He also got a bunny mask tattoo behind his ear in honor of the singer which he covered with a black heart.

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Grande also has been covering up tattoos dedicated to her ex-fiancé, like his name on her finger. She also covered up “reborn”—which Davidson also had—with what seemed to be a feather or leaf.

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Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin - The actress and musician were spotted with matching infinity tats, hers on her outer elbow, and his on his inner arm.

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Drake - Drake dated singer Jorja Smith and had a number 11 tatted on his arm in honor of her birthday, June 11. He has since dedicated it to his son who was born on October 11, 2017.

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Minaj's ex Safaree Samuels had her face tattooed on his arm, but since their split he has covered it with a bed of roses.

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Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose - When these two stars were a couple, she had her husband's face tatted on her arm. She too covered it with a flowers following their split.

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Jay-Z and Beyoncé - The power couple had the roman numeral four tattooed on their fingers after they were married. Four is a significant number for the couple: both were born on the fourth day of the month and they were married on April 4.

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Tyga and Kylie Jenner - While dating rapper Tyga, the makeup mogul had a small "t" inked on her ankle for her then-boyfriend. Meanwhile, Tyga rocked Kylie's first name on the inside of his right arm.

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Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner - She has since switched up that tattoo and has a new matching tattoo with her next rapper boyfriend and baby daddy, Travis Scott. They have matching butterfly tattoos, and both got matching tattoos after the birth of their daughter, Stormi Webster.

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Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan - The couple, who announced their separation in April 2018, had their wedding vows tattooed on their bodies—Tatum on his rib cage and Dewan on her foot. So much for happily ever after!

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Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom - The reality television star and former NBA player had each other's initials inked on their hands. Kardashian, who is now with another ball player Tristan Thompson, has since gotten the tat of her ex-husband removed.

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Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid - Fans of this couple freaked out when they spotted what appeared to be a tattoo of Hadid's eyes on the former One Directioner's chest.

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Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez - Anthony had the name of his ex-wife on his left wrist, but has had it covered since their divorce.

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David and Victoria Beckham - The happily married couple do not have to regret their couple tattoos (for now). They have matching tattoos in Hebrew that they got for their sixth wedding anniversary. The retired soccer star also has his wife's name tattooed on his right hand.

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Katy Perry and Russell Brand - But this once-upon-a-time married couple certainly do have ink to regret. They got matching Sanskrit tattoos on the inside of their right arms. They were married for just two years, from 2010 to 2012.

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Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley - The Canadian punk princess is a big fan of tattoos, and it's one of the ways she expresses love to the men in her life. She had the letter "D" in a small pink heart tattooed on her right wrist in honor of former husband and Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley.

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Avril Lavigne and Brody Jenner - After Whibley, she was linked to television personality Brody Jenner, and the two of them got matching tattoos of the explicit word "f—k" on their ribs. She also had his name tattooed under her right breast.

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Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger - Finally, with her most recent husband (with whom she has also since split), she got matching tattoos with the saying "live in the present moment" inked in French.

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Chris Brown - While Brown was dating model Karrueche Tran, he got a tattoo of her face, inspired by one of her photos, on his left arm.

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Chris Brown and Rihanna - He also had matching tats with his former flame and fellow singer Rihanna. They visited a tattoo parlor and got stars together, Brown behind his ear and hers running down her neck and back.

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Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas -

When the couple was married, the actress rocked her hubby's name in a heart on her right arm. However, since their divorce she has covered it up.

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When she dated A$AP Rocky, she had the title of his mixtape 'Live, Love, A$AP' inked on her fingers, but later had it crossed out when the couple broke up.

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Nick Cannon - Cannon had a giant tattoo of "Mariah" on his back for Mariah Carey, his then-wife and mother of his twins. He has since replaced the awful tattoo with another enormous one instead: a crucifixion tattoo.

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Jhene Aiko and Big Sean - Jhene Aiko got a massive (and impressive) portrait of Big Sean's face tattooed on her arm.

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Nas and Kelis - Nas had a tattoo of his naked wife on his arm, and following their nasty divorce he just covered her face.

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Christina Milian - Milian once dated rapper Lil Wayne. She got a tattoo in his honor that read 'Love Hard... TnT.' TnT stands for their nicknames.

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Rob Kardashian and Adrienne Bailon - Perhaps the most regrettable of all the tattoos: this young couple had each other's full names inked on their body. Kardashian wrote her name on his rib cage and she got his name on her behind!

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Adrienne and Israel Houghton - Now moved on and married, the Houghtons have matching ring finger tattoos. Adrienne has also since removed her ex-boyfriend's name off her derriere. Thank goodness!

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Jeannie Mai -

The daytime talk show host expressed on 'The Real' that when she was younger she got a few tattoos that she dedicated to ex-boyfriends.

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Celebrities who love (and regret) their couple tattoos

Travis Barker gets tattoo of Kourtney Kardashian's lips to cover ex’s name

26/10/21 | StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Ink

Love can sometimes make couples do dumb things, like getting matching ink or even tattoos of one another. But what lovebirds often fail to realize (even famous duos) is that love doesn't always last forever—but ink does!

In the case of Travis Barker, he has few qualms about the permanence of ink. He recently got a tattoo of new fiancée Kourtney Kardashian's lips to cover up the old tattoo of his ex-wife's name, Shanna Moakler, ET reports. He also covered up a large tattoo he'd dedicated to Moakler on his bicep with a big scorpion, adding a tattoo imprint of Kourt's black-lipstick kiss print near the of the scorpion's tail. And that's not all the ink he's dedicated to his soon-to-be-wife either!

Click through to check out the other stars who have gotten inked for love, and find out how some have tried to cover them up when the love fizzled out...