There are plenty of things that I know about pop star Ariana Grande. She’s absurdly talented, she’s got one hell of a signature ponytail, and that she’s got ink all over her body. While some of Grande’s tattoos have made waves (hello, barbecue…
There are plenty of things that I know about pop star Ariana Grande. She’s absurdly talented, she’s got one hell of a signature ponytail, and that she’s got ink all over her body. While some of Grande’s tattoos have made waves (hello, barbecue grill), she’s got plenty of others — all with seemingly meaningful ways to symbolize a specific person or point in her life. Just how many tattoos does Ariana Grande have? After doing some digging, the total number is way more than I ever could have expected.
While there are some tattoos that have been more, erm, widely talked about than others, Grande has been getting inked for years at this point. The first tattoo the Sweetener singer ever got was way back in 2012, which means there have been seven years of sitting in the tattoo artist’s chair so far. And, while getting tatted up initially started slow and steady, things have ramped up for the singer in more recent years.
So let’s play a fun game called « Try to find all of Ariana Grande’s tattoos. » Of course, Ari is a celeb with a ton of tats, so it would be damn near impossible to verify each and every one. But here’s what’s known…
Back in April 2012, Grande got her first tattoo — the outline of a heart on her toe. On her YouTube channel, she uploaded the video of her getting inked and wrote,
At the nape of her neck, Grande got the famous phrase the Audrey Hepburn says, « Mille tendresse, » which is French for « one thousand tendernesses. »
Ariana Grande herself explained why she got the word « bellissima » — which means « beautiful » in Italian — tattooed in script on her ribcage, explaining on Twitter that it was what her grandfather called her:
Fun fact: Grande’s third album, Dangerous Woman, wasn’t always supposed to have that title. During a live chat, Grande revealed that the original title was meant to be Moonlight. Maybe the tattooed crescent moon on her neck was supposed to represent that? Or, maybe not.
This is reportedly a term of endearment that Ariana Grande’s grandmother uses to call her. Aww.
Unclear as to why Grande decided to get the outline of a heart — this time on her ring finger — tattooed on her person once more, but hey, it’s cute!
You might be surprised to find out that Grande’s « A » tattoo on her thumb wasn’t just because her name is Ariana: it’s actually a tribute to her friend Alexa Luria as well.
