Perhaps, celebrity tattoos are the main reason why tattooing is so famous and so largely accepted today. A few decades ago, a tattoo was seen as proof that someone wasn’t quite reputable. Tattoos, mostly on women, were always a bit controversial. Popular stars and their tattoos changed all that.

When celebrities started having tattoos and flashing them publicly, it did a too much for the public’s perception of tattooing. After all, celebrities are the nearest thing we have to royalty – they lean to function as role models for the rest of us, for better or for worse. When celebrity tattoos became public knowledge, it seemed to provide the rest of us permission to get inked ourselves. So get inspired.

11 Awesome And Popular Celebrity Tattoo Designs