Angelina Jolie Debuts RADICAL Full Back Tattoo — Brad Gets Matching Ink
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Feb. 8 2016, Updated 10:23 p.m. ET
Angelina Jolie’s Never-Before-Seen Full Back tattoo
Australian magazine Woman's Day reports that the couple tapped Thai artist Ajarn Noo Kanpai to do their tattoos while Jolie was in Cambodia directing her film, First They Killed My Father.
Kanpai had already tattooed Jolie twice before, on her shoulder in 2003 and her lower back in 2004. This time, the 40-year-old and her husband, who also has previous ink, opted for something new, which holds special significance in light of Jolie's recent health struggles. As RadarOnline.com reported, she recently had both her breasts and her ovaries removed upon learning that she carries genes that leave her predisposed to cancer.
“The tattoos are composed of grids with pyramids at the top… they help to give the wearer protection and health,” an insider said.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are already bonded for life through their children, and now they share matching ink as well!
Angelina Jolie’s Never-Before-Seen Full Back tattoo
“Angelina is a very spiritual person and has long believed her tattoos are more than just designs on her body — that they actually hold some meaning, power and influence over her," the source continued.
Brad liked his wife's tattoos so much, like this one on her shoulder, that he also got a Thai Buddhist symbol inked on his ribcage, just below his previous tattoo, which says “We live, we die, we know not why, but I’ll be with you."
The tattoos were made not with tattoo guns, but rather, were hand-poked with bamboo tubes and sterilized needles, Woman's Day reports.
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The fact that Kanpai agreed to do their tattoos speaks volumes about how highly he regards the famous couple.
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I only work with people who are clean and moral,” the tattoo artist said. "My tattoos have a great deal of spiritual meaning and significance, so I hope they have blessed her.”
