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Open Image ModalSienna MillerThe actress has three stars on her shoulder, another star on her stomach and a swallow on her wrist. (credit:EMPICS Entertainment)
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Open Image ModalChristina Aguilera The Voice judge has five tattoos, including her nickname "Xtina" on the nape of her neck and a tattoo on her left arm which reads "Te Amo Sempre" ("I love you always") which was supposed to be surrounded by ex-husband Jordan Bratman's initials in Hebrew, but instead of "JB" reads "12." Oops. (credit:EMPICS)
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Open Image ModalAngelina JolieJolie is known for her love of body art, and has a variety of phrases in multiple languages immortalised on her skin, including "Quod me nutrit me destruit" (a Latin phrase meaning "That which nourishes me, destroys me"), a Buddhist incantation written in Khmer script on her shoulder, the geographical coordinates of her children's' birthplaces, and the phrase "Know your rights" between her shoulder blades. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalCheryl ColeThe singer is an avid tattoo fan with around eight inkings, including barbed wire around her thigh and the words "Mrs. C" on the back of her neck. Her elaborate lower back tattoo reportedly took 11 hours to perfect, and is meant to symbolise a fresh (post-Ashley Cole) start for Cheryl. (credit:EMPICS Entertainment)
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Open Image ModalChristina RicciThe actress has multiple tattoos, including a lion's head inspired by Aslan from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on her shoulder blade and a bouquet of sweet peas on her lower back.
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Open Image ModalDrew BarrymoreDrew loves her body art, which includes an angel, butterfly, cross and bird. She started sporting a temporary "Breathe" tattoo on her arm in 2010, to remind her to meditate, which she even considered making permanent. (credit:EMPICS Entertainment)
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Open Image ModalDavid BeckhamThe tattooed footballer has two full sleeves of body ink, as well as a guardian angel covering his back and various other inkings across his body. The names of his sons, Brooklyn, Cruz and Romeo, appear on his neck and back, while the latest addition to the family, baby Harper, is prominently displayed on his left collar bone. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalEvan Rachel WoodConsidering the star was engaged to rocker Marilyn Manson, it's no surprise she's a fan of rock star inkings - she's got nine. The pretty cursive script on her neck reads: "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream." (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalEveThe rapper has a few tattoos, but the most recognisable are undoubtedly the two paw prints on her chest. (credit:EMPICS)
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Open Image ModalLady GagaMother Monster has 10 tattoos, but they're all on the left side of her body because her dad asked her to keep one side of her body "slightly normal." (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalHayden PanettiereThe Heroes star's tattoo reads "Live without regrets" in Italian, but the phrase is misspelt since the tattoo artist accidentally added an extra "i" to "Vivere senza rimpianti." (credit:EMPICS)
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Open Image ModalHeidi KlumThe model's squiggle-and-star tattoo on her arm is actually a tattoo of ex-hubby Seal's name. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalHelen MirrenThe Oscar-winning actress regrets the tattoo she got on her hand as a young woman, which she insists was a drunken mistake that seemed like the most "shocking" thing Mirren could think of doing at the time. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalJohnny DeppThe heavily tattooed actor's body art is more than just ink on skin. He told Aspen magazine: "I consider tattoos my diary. I received my first tattoo as a teenager. My skin is a record of my life." (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalJennifer AnistonAniston got her first and only tattoo at the age of 42: the word "Norman" on the inside of her right foot, a tribute to her Welsh corgi-terrier mix who died at the age of 15 in 2011. (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalKate MossThe supermodel's collection of tattoos includes swallows, a crescent moon, anchor and star, all of which inspired a collection Mossy designed for high-end jeweller Fred. (credit:EMPICS)
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Open Image ModalKaty PerryThe singer has a few tattoos, including a strawberry on her ankle, peppermint on her foot, the word "Jesus" on her wrist and a Sanskrit phrase meaning "Go with the flow" on her bicep, a tattoo ex-hubby Russell Brand also got. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalLeona LewisLeona debuted her neck tattoo in 2010, explain to Grazia magazine: "It's a poem - about horses. The last bit is a quote but I made up the rest. Their beauty captures every eye/A gift from God for all mankind/ They lend us wings so we may fly/ To ride a horse is to ride the sky." (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalLea MicheleThe Glee star may play a good girl on TV, but with 14 inkings, she's got a love affair with bad girl tattoos. The two musical notes on her left shoulder are from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, and she also has a gold star in honour of her on-screen alter-ego, Rachel Berry. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalKelly OsbourneKelly's rock-'n-roll pedigree is apparent from her 15 tattoos, but the E! Fashion Police panellist doesn't seem to love the results. She's compared getting inked to self-harming, and in 2010 began laser treatment to get most of her tattoos removed. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalLindsay LohanLindsay recently added a tattoo saying "Live Without Regrets" to her extensive body art collection, which includes the Marilyn Monroe quote "Everyone's a star and deserves the right to twinkle" and the lyrics "Clear as a crystal sharp as a knife, I feel like I'm in the prime of my life," from Billy Joel's 1989 hit I Go to Extremes. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalMegan FoxThe starlet has multiple inkings, including the phrase "We will all laugh at gilded butterflies" and a tattoo of Marilyn Monroe, which she is currently getting lasered. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalMelanie GriffithTo commemorate her fourth wedding anniversary to husband Antonio Banderas, Melanie decided to wear her heart on her sleeve - permanently - with a heart tattoo devoted to her paramour. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalMel BThe former Spice Girl decided to pay tribute to her daughter Phoenix Chi with a phoenix rising from the ashes on her arm. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalMel CThe former Spice Girl associates her tattoos with difficult times in her life - like her battles with depression and anorexia - and reportedly started undergoing tattoo removal in 2008. She has since spoken out about tattoos, advising fans to "think long and hard" before getting inked and to opt for body art in "discreet" places. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalMiley CyrusPossessing over 10 tattoos before the age of 20, Miley's body art is a sign she's ditched her Disney past in favour of a rock chick present. The star loves to show off the dream catcher tattoo on her right rib in cut-out tees and revealing tops. (credit:EMPICS Entertainment)
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Open Image ModalNicole RichieThe reality star-turned-designer has angel wings on her shoulder blades, a rosary on her ankle, a cross on her lower back, ballet slippers on her pelvis, a bow with the word "Richie" beneath on her neck, "Virgin" on her wrist, a shooting star on the other wrist and a tiara on her hip. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalNicki MinajThe inking on the rapper's left arm is reportedly in Chinese and translates to "God is with me." (credit:EMPICS)
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Open Image ModalPamela Anderson Pam's barbed wire tattoo is as memorable as the rest of her physique (let's be honest, it's often the only thing she's got on), but the actress blames sharing a tattoo needle with ex-hubby Tommy Lee for contracting the liver disease Hepatitis C. (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalTulisaThe X Factor judge has a unicorn tattooed on her shoulder blade, and also has the phrase "The Female Boss" - the name of her first fragrance - tattooed on her forearm. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalRihannaRiRi has 14 tattoos on her body and the singer's love affair with ink began with a music note tattoo on her foot in 2006. In addition to the sprinkling of stars down her neck, Rihanna's tattoos include a gun on her ribcage, the word "Shhh..." on her index finger, a skull with bow on her ankle, the Pisces sign behind her right ear and the words "Rebelle Fleur" on her neck. (credit:EMPICS Entertainment)
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Open Image ModalVanessa Hudgens The former Disney star has a few tattoos, and her first inking was the butterfly on her neck - significant for the star because Vanessa means "butterfly" in Latin. (credit:PA)
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Open Image ModalVictoria BeckhamThe Hebrew writing on Victoria's neck reads "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine." (credit:EMPICS)