{"id":1423,"date":"2026-05-08T20:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/rihanna-debuts-tattoo-designed-by-her-babies\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T20:38:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:38:01","slug":"rihanna-debuts-tattoo-designed-by-her-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/rihanna-debuts-tattoo-designed-by-her-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna debuts tattoo &#8216;designed by her babies&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127273887.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rihanna\u2019s latest tattoo is a sentimental one designed by her children.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrity<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/11\/16\/how-rihannas-tattoo-artist-saved-her-from-ugly-ink\/\"> tattoo artist Bang Bang<\/a> (aka Keith McCurdy) debuted the singer\u2019s new ink via Instagram Friday, just days after Rihanna and A$AP Rocky<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/04\/style\/rihanna-dazzles-in-metallic-met-gala-2026-red-carpet-look\/\"> attended the 2026 Met Gala<\/a> together. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFamily tats @badgalriri. Designed by her babies \u2665\ufe0f,\u201d he captioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYFTEwSlL-1\/?img_index=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a series of video clips<\/a>, which showed the \u201cUmbrella\u201d singer having her leg inscribed with scribbles, originally drawn by her kids.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Rihanna\u2019s latest tattoo (seen above) was designed by her kids, celeb tattoo artist Bang Bang revealed via Instagram. <span class=\"credit\">bangbangnyc\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The Grammy winning singer took a selfie video as she had the ink applied (as seen above).  <span class=\"credit\">bangbangnyc\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The first post in McCurdy\u2019s carousel featured a selfie-style video of Rihanna, clad in a black hoodie and sunglasses and lying on a table as the tattoo artist got to work on her leg.<\/p>\n<p>Another video showed the finished product alongside the reference artwork, which was created on a white piece of paper adorned with Paw Patrol stickers.<\/p>\n<p>The mom of three \u2014 who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/rihanna-asap-rocky-kids\/\">shares sons RZA, 3, and Riot, 2,<\/a> and daughter Rocki, 8 months with A$AP Rocky \u2014 checked out the final result in a snapshot of her standing on her tiptoes to see the tattoo in a mirror.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In the background, Bang Bang (Kevin McCurdy, above) was seen at work on her leg.  <span class=\"credit\">bangbangnyc\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The hitmaker checked out the final product in a snapshot (above).  <span class=\"credit\">bangbangnyc\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Rihanna shares kids RZA, Riot and Rocki with A$SAP Rocky. She\u2019s pictured above with RZA and Riot in July 2025.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The kids\u2019 scribbles had been meticulously recreated on Rih\u2019s leg to appear as if they had drawn them directly on the back of her knee.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were thrilled with the result, with many taking to the comments section to gush over the singer\u2019s heartwarming choice of ink.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine looking back at it when they will be older \ud83e\udd79 the cutest mom \u2764\ufe0f,\u201d one person remarked, while another chimed in, \u201cthe most beautiful meaning!!! \ud83e\ude77\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others were more amused by the details of the reference art, with one person writing, \u201cThe paw patrol stickers \ud83d\ude02.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rihanna, 38, has over two dozen tattoos, and McCurdy has famously inked many of them.<\/p>\n<p>Among many others, the pop star boasts a Pisces symbol behind her right ear, a star outline on her left ear, a Sanskrit prayer on her right hip and cascading stars falling from the back of her neck to her spine.<\/p>\n<p>She also has her birth year, 1988, on her right ankle, as well as an expansive image of the Goddess Isis prominently displayed on her ribcage. <\/p>\n<p>The hitmaker notably had \u201cnever a failure, always a lesson\u201d written backwards on her collarbone, so she could read it while standing in front of a mirror.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Her new ink comes after a dazzling appearance at the Met Gala on Monday (as pictured above).  <span class=\"credit\">Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>She wore a metallic Maison Margiela gown alongside A$AP Rocky in Chanel.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The singer\u2019s latest ink comes days after she appeared <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/04\/style\/met-gala-red-carpet-2026-live-updates-see-all-the-celebrity-outfits\/\">on the red carpet at the Met Gala<\/a>, rocking an eye-catching metallic Maison Margiela gown for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/04\/style\/everything-to-know-about-the-met-gala-2026-theme-hosts-and-what-to-expect\/\">\u201cCostume Art\u201d theme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She paired a jewel-studded bodice with an iridescent silver skirt and matching shawl for the event, applying jewels to her hair and face to complete the elaborate look.<\/p>\n<p>A$AP Rocky, 37, accompanied her in a pink Chanel smoking jacket.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/08\/style\/rihanna-debuts-tattoo-designed-by-her-babies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rihanna\u2019s latest tattoo is a sentimental one designed by her children. 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