David Beckham has more than 50 tattoos on his body. All his tattoos have meanings, representing and talking about the important people in his life as well as his religion. The football player reportedly started applying ink on his skin in 1999 after the birth of his eldest son Brooklyn and has since then never stopped. Most of the ink is done by a renowned Manchester-based tattoo artist named Louis Molloy.
Upper Body Tattoos
A Gothic-style winged cross just above the name of his son Romeo on his neck and upper back area is perhaps the most popular tattoo on Beckham’s body. Beneath them, he has a guardian angel boldly inked between his shoulder blades and the name of his youngest son Cruz written just below it. Brooklyn, his eldest son’s name, appears across his lower back. He also has the name of his daughter Harper tattooed on his neck. On her fourth birthday, the words “Pretty Lady” were inscribed just above it. Other words on his neck include “Dadda” and “Buster”.
Going to his arms, David Beckham has a tattoo of an angel and two cherubs with the words “In the face of adversity” inked on his right shoulder. Below the angel, there is a filler of clouds with another angel appearing below that and the words, “Let them hate as long as they fear”. The words “Pray for me” further appears on the arm while the name of his wife Victoria and a hummingbird are on his wrist.
On the left arm, there is a drawing of Cupid and Psyche, based on Francesco Francia’s 15th-century painting. He also has the number seven, a number he wore for both Manchester United and England, inked in Roman numerals on his forearm along with the Latin phrase “Ut Amem Et Foveam”. There is also a picture of Victoria with the phrase “forever by your side” beneath the tattoo. He added a chain of 10 roses to mark their 10th anniversary.
For his chest, Beckham went with a tattoo of Jesus being carried by three cherubs on the left side. This is believed to represent him and his three sons. On the right side, there is a scene of a woman in a forest. An image of Jesus appears below his ribcage on the right side while Chinese symbols that translate to “Death and life have determined appointments. Riches and honor depend upon heaven” appears on the left side.
Lower Body Tattoos
David Beckham prefers to ink his upper body, particularly his arms, as that is the part of his body with the most tattoos. For many years, his lower body remained without tattoos but that has since changed. On his left leg, the retired football player has the head of a lion inked on his thigh while there are a pair of running cherubs inked just below the calf.
Learn more about all his body arts here.
