1.Ben Affleck has a massive phoenix tattooed on his back. He initially lied to press saying it was for a movie, but eventually came clean and confirmed it was real.
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2.Kaley Cuoco has a moth tattooed on her upper back. That tattoo is actually a cover-up — she originally had her wedding date to her ex-husband Ryan Sweeting tattooed in Roman numerals, but got it covered after they divorced.
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3.Selena Gomez has a large dripping rose tattoo on the back of her neck — her close friend Cara Delevingne even has the same one.
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4.Adam Levine is covered in tattoos, including a massive back piece. The tattoo, designed by artist Bryan Randolph, depicts a winged siren holding a skull.
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5.Leigh-Anne Pinnock has a couple tattoos on her back — the word “Believe” and a musical staff with butterflies.
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6.Scarlett Johansson has a large rose vine and a lamb tattooed down her back.
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7.Kelis has a vine of flowers down the left side of her back.
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8.Justin Theroux has a massive back tattoo that honors his dogs. “So I had two dogs, both rescues, pit bulls, pit bull mix, and when they died, I dedicated half my back to one and half of my back to the other,” he explained. “So, it’s a picture of a rat, because my dog used to kill rats in Washington Square Park, which is not fun. It was horrible. She was really good at it. I mean, it’s doing a service to New York also. Oh, and then a pigeon. A New York pigeon and a rat.”
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9.Cheryl Cole has a massive lower back tattoo that extends past her butt. In an interview, she said, “If it was up to me — and I could be brave for one day – I would have my whole back done. My friends say, ‘Cheryl, please, you might regret it’ — but to me, it’s art.”
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10.Lady Gaga has a ton of tattoos, especially on her back. In honor of A Star Is Born, she got “La Vie En Rose” and a rose tattooed down her spine.
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11.Angelina Jolie has several back tattoos, including a Bengal tiger on her lower back that she got in 2004, which she got to commemorate becoming a Cambodian citizen. She also has a few Sak Yant tattoos on her upper back, which are traditional Thai tattoos customized to fit the wishes or desires of the person getting inked.
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12.Nikita Dragun has a large red dragon tattoo down her back.
13.David Beckham reportedly has over 80 tattoos, including his sons’ names — Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz — tattooed on his back. Between Romeo and Cruz’s names, he has an angel with its head bowed in a crucified position.
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14.Lena Headey has a lotus flower and flying birds tattooed down her back.
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15.Teri Polo has a massive tree tattooed on her back.
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16.Cardi B has a massive tattoo that extends from her right shoulder to her left thigh. When she first debuted the ink, she shared that it took “several months” to finish.
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17.Maren Morris has lyrics from Patty Griffin’s “Christina” down her back. The tattoo reads, “It’s a wondrous world of ridiculous things / but nothing so rare as the love that it brings.”
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18.Margaret Cho is covered in tattoos and on her blog she wrote about getting inked by Kat Von D on her TV series LA Ink.
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19.Finally, Lena Dunham has a pair of houses tattooed across the top of her back.
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