Regretting Your Ink? Here’s an Epic List of Celebrities Who Got Tattooed for Love

Shanna Moakler

In May 2021, Shanna revealed she’s done removing Travis’ name from her wrist … while throwing a little shade, of course. “To my new found haters, to clarify since everyone seems to know my personal life, my ex put a skull tattoo over our initials on his hand while his new girl lovingly looked on,” she wrote, referring to Kourtney.

“That was done with purpose and intent along with posts to try to insult me and my happiness with my new man,” Shanna added. “Once again weird! This was my final session on a tattoo of his name I’ve been removing for some time.”

Travis Barker

As you can see, Kourtney is a big fan of Travis’ ink. Here she is showing off her manicure over the fresh design!

Heather Rae Young

The Selling Sunset star tattooed fiancé Tarek El Moussa‘s name on her hip for Valentine’s Day 2021. “I love you, handsome! Best friends forever,” she wrote about the Flip or Flop contractor.

Rob Kardashian and Adrienne Bailon

In 2008, Rob Kardashian and Cheetah Girls actress Adrienne Bailon were so into each other when they dated that they both got each other’s full names tattooed — Rob had Adrienne’s on his rib cage, while Adrienne got Rob’s on her butt.

When asked about the reason she decided on such a salacious spot, Adrienne said on The Real, “You know there’s rap songs that were like, ’cause that … is mine.’ You know? So people did that, and that was like a cool thing to do.” That was Rob’s, but only for a short period of time.

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan

Former couple Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan got married in 2009 and jetted off to Bali for their honeymoon. The couple arrived back in the States with matching tattoos — “side by side” in Balinese. Channing got inked on his ribcage while Jenna decided to go for the top of her left foot. Sad but true facts: We no longer know the status of these tats, as Channing and Jenna split in 2018.

Chris Zylka

The Leftovers star Chris Zylka and the reality TV Queen got engaged in January 2018, but his epic tattoo tribute for her actually pre-dated their engagement. The actor got Paris’ name tattooed on his forearm in the Disney font, “cause I’m his most magical place on Earth, and he finally found his fairytale princess,” Paris originally wrote of the tattoo in a post on her Instagram. Which … has since been deleted, since the couple has since called off their engagement. Yikes.

Pete Davidson

Pete was truly Ari’s match when it came to inking up for love. The SNL star got a whole host of tattoos for his now ex-fiancée, but one that particularly stands out is his tribute to her Dangerous Woman album. Pete got a bunny mask, similar to the one Ari dons on the album cover, behind his ear in a pretty obvious gesture of love. He covered this one with a black heart too, and inadvertently matched with his ex post-split.

David and Victoria Beckham

It is well known that soccer star David Beckham is covered in tattoos, so it would make sense he would have one (or a few) for his wife, Victoria Beckham. Naturally, he has a few — her name is in gorgeous script on the top of his hand, as well as the year of their marriage on his pinky finger. Victoria also sports David’s initials on one wrist and their wedding date in roman numerals on the other.

Jax Taylor

So we all know Vanderpump Rules star Jax Taylor is happily married to wife Brittany Cartwright, but lest we forget the original Jax GF: co-star Stassi Schroeder.

Jax and Stassi had been on-and-off for practically a lifetime, and he was always making all kinds of grand gestures to win her back. Remember when he got her name tattooed on his bicep during season 3? Yeah, that happened.

Beyoncé

Pop idol Beyoncé and rapper Jay-Z have been relationship royalty since back when the two got together in the early 2000s, and they have continued their successful relationship into the now. They’re married, they have three beautiful children and the world doesn’t seem to be holding these two back for anything. To commemorate their relationship, Beyoncé got the roman numeral “4” on her ring finger and didn’t shy away from boasting it at the 2010 Grammy Awards.

Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder

This list simply would not be complete without this classic tat. Actors Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder will forever go down as one of the most iconic modern couples, and Johnny can thank his tattoo tribute to Winona for the title. The actor famously inked “Winona Forever” on his shoulder, and the ’90s were never the same again.

Kat Von D and Jesse James

As a tattoo artist, it makes sense you’d want to make space on your own bod for loving tributes to your boo, but Kat Von D has been known to take it a little too far on that front. When Kat was dating custom cycle builder Jesse James after his divorce from Sandra Bullock, she got a whole entire portrait of one of his childhood photos on her rib cage.

When she decided to laser it off post-split, she took to Twitter happily to share the news: “AND SO IT BEGINS! First round of tattoo removal well underway! :)”

Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom

Before Tristan Thompson, there was Lamar Odom. For Khloé, her first NBA player seemed like he was the one — for a while — and the long-time couple got each other’s initials on their hands to commemorate their marriage in late 2009.

“When we were at dinner, I just knew I wanted a tattoo for Lamar in the web of my hand,” Khloé wrote at the time on a past blog. “Once we got to the shop we decided on getting each other’s initials. I got ‘LO’ in cursive on my right hand and he got ‘KO’ on both hands.”

Marc Anthony

Latino music icons Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez will definitely go down in history as one of the most iconic early 2000s couples. During their 10-year marriage, Marc got J.Lo’s name tattooed on his wrist, but has since covered it up post-split. But the good thing is, these two are some of the friendliest exes you’d ever meet, so Jenny was probably cool with the cover-up.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

Songstress Mariah Carey and actor Nick Cannon married in 2008 and inked themselves up in honor of their love just before the wedding. Nick got Mariah’s name tattooed huge across his back whereas Mariah took a more subtle approach. But after six years of marriage, Nick got his tat covered up amid their split.

Zayn Malik

Ex-boybander Zayn Malik is another guy with an entire body’s worth of tats already, so he was basically just adding to the list when he decided to get a tribute piece for his model girlfriend, Gigi Hadid. The couple has been together off-and-on since 2015, so to commemorate his intense love for his GF, Zayn got her eyes tattooed smack dab in the middle of his chest.

And if you really look, there’s no denying that those are Gigi’s peepers, like some fans did when the tat was first seen. However, Gigi shut down fans speculations on Instagram: “I don’t need his follow — my eyes are tattooed to his chest.”

Justin Bieber

Pop star Justin Bieber is no stranger to getting inked up (the kid is sporting over 50 tats), so it makes sense he would have wanted to get one for his long-time GF Selena Gomez before one of their many splits. Justin got a portrait of Selena on his left wrist in 2013 and has since tried to give it a more nondescript look but hasn’t done too well on that front.

“This is my ex-girlfriend so I tried to cover her face up with some shading but people still know,” Justin told GQ in a 2016 interview. Justin is now married to model Hailey Baldwin, so we have to assume she’s cool with the piece!

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green

Actress Megan Fox and former husband Brian Austin Green got tatted for each other early on in their relationship, but they kept it simple. They each got one another’s names in delicate script — Megan on her hip and Brian over his heart.

Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee

Another classic to round out the list! Actress Pamela Anderson and musician Tommy Lee had a marriage for the history books. The couple married in 1995 and divorced in 1998, but they took their nuptials pretty seriously. The infamous duo had each other’s names permanently inscribed on their ring fingers to commemorate the short-lived marriage. We wonder if they ever got rid of them, or just decided to live with the memory?