Billie Eilish‘s tattoo collection hasn’t always been up for conversation. She didn’t show off her tattoos for the longest time and even said in an interview that fans would never see her first design – a script tattoo on her chest. That all changed, though, with her June 2021 British Vogue cover. When the photos of the print issue were released in May 2021, fans got their first glimpse at one of Eilish’s previously hidden tattoos: a dragon tattoo slithering up her thigh. Still, many people forget it’s there – until the singer posts a video like she did on May 25 to her Instagram showing off the design in all its glory.
When it comes to showing off her ink, she really likes to make a splash. Since the British Vogue cover’s debut, Eilish has added one confirmed new tattoo to her collection (although, given her ability to keep a secret, who knows how many designs she really has) – and it was received with almost as much fanfare. It’s a small fairy tattoo on her hand that she debuted at the world premiere of “No Time to Die” in London on Sept. 28, 2021. Both the dragon and fairy designs have left us wondering: what do they mean? While Eilish has only shared the significance behind her latest body art, the meaning is quite special.
Ahead, get a closer look at Eilish’s three tattoos and their potential meanings.
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