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23 Celebrities Whose Faces Are Tattooed On Other Celebs' Bodies

I didn't realize so many celebs got tattoos of their famous exes!

Kristen Harris
by Kristen Harris

BuzzFeed Staff

A lot of tattoos carry a special meaning or a significant story, especially portrait tattoos. Celebrities' tattoos are no different — including when they're tattoos of other celebs.

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Here are 18 celebs who've gotten other celebs tattooed on their bodies:

1. Justin Bieber has an angel tattoo inspired by his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez.

she's an angel on his wrist
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He told GQ, "I kinda tried to cover her face up with some shading, but people still know."

2. Zayn Malik got a tattoo of his then-fiancé Perrie Edwards on his bicep in 2013.

He now has his partner Gigi Hadid's eyes tattooed on his chest.

3. Megan Fox had a tattoo of Marilyn Monroe because she "always empathized with her."

it's on her right forearm
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She made the decision to remove it in 2011. She told Amica, "[Marilyn] was a negative person...I do not want to attract this kind of negative energy in my life."

4. Lady Gaga got a David Bowie tattoo the day before she performed a tribute to him at the 2016 Grammy Awards.

the rock icon is inked on her ribcage
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She called the portrait, which was taken from Bowie's Aladdin Sane album, "the image that changed my life.”

5. Safaree Samuels had a tattoo of his then-girlfriend Nicki Minaj on his arm.

he got a portrait of her sticking out her tongue
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After their breakup, he had it covered up with a rose design.

6. Rob Kardashian has a portrait of his late father, Robert Kardashian, tattooed on his arm.

it's on his left forearm
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He recently had the tribute touched up.

7. Pete Davidson got Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg inked on his shoulder in 2018.

Justice Ginsburg wears a crown
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He got the tattoo soon after performing an RBG-inspired rap on Saturday Night Live. The comedian also got a Hillary Clinton tattoo in 2017. 

8. Tess Holliday has a Dolly Parton tattoo.

it's on her upper arm
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She also has a portrait of famous drag queen Divine inked right next to Dolly.

on her upper right arm
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On Instagram, she said she got the tattoos because she "hopes to be as badass as them."

9. Joe Jonas has two tattoos of his wife, Sophie Turner.

an outline of her on his arm
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10. In 2013, Amber Rose inked her then-husband Wiz Khalifa's face on her arm.

on the back of her arm
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After their divorce, she covered the tattoo with a portrait of Slash in 2017.

it's shaded around him to better cover her ex's face
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Amber is a notorious Guns N' Roses fan.

11. Aaron Carter has a face tattoo of Rihanna.

12. Ryan Cabrera got a tattoo of a fellow Hollywood Ryan, Ryan Gosling, in 2013.

on his left leg
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A friend chose the design for him in a game of "tattoo roulette." He told the Las Vegas Review-Journal, "We blindfold each other: ‘You get to pick a tattoo for me, and I get to pick a tattoo for you.’ And you don’t get to see it till they’re both done.” 

13. Prince Jackson got a tattoo of his late father, Michael Jackson, in 2017.

14. Ireland Baldwin has a tattoo of David Bowie on her shoulder.

15. DJ Pauly D got a portrait of Adriana Lima inked on his arm in 2014.

16. In 2017, Post Malone got a tattoo of his late friend Lil Peep on his left arm.

17. Kehlani has a tattoo of artist Frida Kahlo.

on her right arm
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She told Latina, "Frida inspired my personality, my strength, and my artistic side."

18. And finally, Drake — the celebrity king of celebrity tattoos — has his mentor Lil Wayne inked on his arm.

He also has two tattoos of Sade.

He has a tattoo of Denzel Washington, too.

He has a portrait of a woman who appears to be Rihanna on his arm.

on his right arm
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And he also has a tattoo of Aaliyah on his back.

it's part of his large collection of back tattoos
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He told Soul Culture, "I just found comfort in all of Aaliyah’s music and her melody choices and the things that she talks about — and how she always conveyed these amazing emotions but never got too sappy."