- Lily Collins has five tattoos on her wrist, back, side, and foot.
- The Emily in Paris star doesn’t talk about her tattoos often and usually keeps them hidden.
- Each of Collins’s tattoos has a special meaning.
Emily Cooper from Emily in Paris doesn’t have any tattoos (yet . . . ), but you may be surprised to learn that Lily Collins most certainly does. The actor isn’t the most forthcoming with her designs – all are either hidden or located in discreet places – but she has a total of five known pieces of ink so far.
Like many people, Collins carefully selected all of her tattoos and picked designs that hold a special meaning to her. For example, her back tattoo of a woman sitting on a lily pad is from her 2016 trip to South Korea. The crown on her wrist is a matching tattoo with her mom and represents her British heritage. All of Collins’s tattoos are in black ink using the celebrity-favourite fine-line style. Although each design is different, her tattoos all have a whimsical and even magical feel to them – just look at her fairy, rose, and crown designs. She also loves roses, which is clearly demonstrated in her designs.
Collins isn’t the only Emily in Paris star with body art. Ashley Park, who plays her onscreen best friend Mindy Chen, has four tiny tattoos, and Camille Razat (who plays Camille) has one on her forearm. To get a closer look at all of Collins’s tattoos and learn what they mean, keep scrolling.
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Lily Collins's "Love Always and Forever" Back Tattoo
In 2014, Collins got her first tattoo. The script design is on her back and reads “Love Always and Forever” in black ink. The “L” on “Love” also has a rose peeking out of it.
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Lily Collins's Rose Foot Tattoo
Also in 2014, Collins got a tattoo on her foot. The ink reads “the nature of this flower is to bloom,” which is a quote from author Alice Walker, and has a rose coming out of the word “bloom.”
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Lily Collins's Crown Wrist Tattoo
In 2015, Collins gave fans a peek at her wrist tattoo in an Instagram selfie. The design features a British crown, a heart with wings underneath it, and the letters “LJ,” which are her initials, inside of the heart. She captioned the post “wear a crown, some wings, a lil LJ, and my heart on my sleeve.”
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Lily Collins's Woman on a Lily Pad Back Tattoo
In 2016, Collins took a trip to South Korea and got a new back tattoo to commemorate the experience. The addition is of a woman sitting on a lily pad sits directly under her “Love Always and Forever” design. Collins shared a photo of the tattoo on Instagram and captioned it, “A beautiful keepsake from an incredibly memorable Korean adventure. Thank you @tattooist_doy for adding your artistry to my personal collection.”
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Lily Collins's Fairy on a Crescent Moon Side Tattoo
At an Oscars afterparty in 2016, Collins gave us a glimpse at a tattoo on her side, although it’s unclear exactly when she got it. The ink is of a fairy perched on a crescent moon holding a dandelion in its hand. The text “fragile thing” is written next to the fairy.
