20 Celebrities That Were Left With Tattoo Reminders Of Their Famous Exes

    Amber Rose was left with a portrait of Wiz Khalifa on her body after their divorce.

    Kat Pickhardt
    by Kat Pickhardt

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth got matching tattoos of the same Teddy Roosevelt quote before separating in 2020.

    Cursive writing on Miley and Liam's inner arms
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    Liam's tattoo reads, "If he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." While Miley's finishes the quote with, "So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." 

    2. Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson got many tattoos for each other during their five-month relationship, but both opted for cover-ups after their breakup.

    "Pete" tattooed on Ariana Grande's hand and the "Dangerous Woman" bunny ears tattooed behind Pete's ear
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    3. Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom had each other's initials tattooed on their hands, but they divorced in 2016.

    "LO" tattooed on Khloé's hand and "KO" tattooed on Lamar's hand
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    4. Rihanna and Drake had matching camouflage sharks inked during their alleged and brief romance in 2016.

    A camouflage shark on Rihanna's ankle and the same shark on Drake's arm
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    5. Amber Rose had a portrait of her husband, Wiz Khalifa, tattooed on the back of her arm, but the couple split in 2014.

    A portrait of a smiling Wiz Khalifa on the back of Amber Rose's arm
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    6. Tyga had "Kylie" tattooed on his arm and Kylie Jenner had the letter "t" tattooed to her ankle before they broke up in 2015.

    "Kylie" tattooed on Tyga's arm and a cursive "T" tattooed on Kylie's ankle
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    7. Jhené Aiko had Big Sean's face tatted on the back of her arm and got the tattoo covered in 2018, and the couple officially split in 2019. However, the pair seemingly reconciled later that year.

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    8. After they got divorced in 2003, Angelina Jolie covered up her Billy Bob Thornton tattoo with the geographical coordinates of all her children’s birthplaces.

    Angelina Jolie with a dragon tattooed on her arm and text that reads "Billy Bob" next to a picture of her current tattoo of her children's birthplace coordinates
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    9. Iggy Azalea had "LIVE, LOVE, A$AP" tatted on her fingers for her boyfriend A$AP Rocky. When they broke up in 2012, Azalea crossed out the name "A$AP" before eventually removing the tattoo altogether.

    The name "A$AP" crossed off Iggy's pinky finger side by side to an image of it removed altogether
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    10. Johnny Depp famously changed his "Winona Forever" tattoo to say "Wino Forever" after the couple ended their engagement in 1993.

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    11. Marc Anthony had "Jennifer" tattooed on his wrist during his marriage to Jennifer Lopez, but he had the ink covered after they divorced in 2011.

    Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez on stage with a zoomed in look of his "Jennifer" tattoo
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    12. Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson got matching tattoos in honor of Simpson's book, Prince Neptune, but broke up five months later.

    Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson with matching trident tattoos
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    13. Nick Cannon got a massive back tattoo reading "Mariah" in homage to Mariah Carey before the couple finalized their divorce in 2016.

    Nick Cannon's back with the word "Mariah" in huge font
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    14. Adrienne Bailon and Rob Kardashian had their names permanently inked on each other's bodies during their two-year-long relationship, but the tattoos have since been removed.

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    15. Ariel Winter and Levi Meaden got matching peanut butter and cheese (?) finger tattoos, but they ended their three-year relationship in 2019.

    Peanut butter and cheese finger tattoos on Ariel's snapchat
    Snapchat / Ariel Winter

    16. Christina Milian had the words, "Love hard...TNT" inked to her inner arm, which was speculated to stand for Tina and Tunechi, aka her and Lil Wayne's nicknames. The couple broke up in 2015.

    Christina showing her arm that reads, "love hard...TNT"
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    17. Heidi Klum had a stylized version of her husband Seal's name tattooed on her forearm before they divorced in 2012.

    A design of Seal's name on Heidi's forearm
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    18. Eva Longoria had Tony Parker's basketball number tattooed on the back of her neck before the couple split in 2010.

    Eva Longoria's neck with the word, "Nine" tattooed on it
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    19. Denise Richards covered up her "Charlie" ankle tattoo with a fairy after separating from Charlie Sheen in 2005.

    "Charlie" written in cursive on Denise's ankle side by side with the fairy tattoo cover-up
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    20. And Kat Von D posted about removing her tattoo of her ex-fiancé Jesse James’ young face after their split in 2011.