February 26th, 2011 at 9:00 am by
Anne
David Beckham has gotten himself yet another tattoo and shared it on Facebook. This one is of Jesus being held up by 3 cherubs. Thank you Jesus for creating David Beckham.
And yes, the tattoo is symbolic of him and his sons Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, 8, and Cruz, 6. He says:
‘It’s Jesus being carried by three cherubs and obviously the cherubs are my boys and so my thought of it is that at some point my boys are going to need to look after me and that’s what they’re doing in the picture. It means a lot.’
I’m really glad he cleared that up because he may be David Beckham, but to think of himself as Jesus is a bit much. Even for him.
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David, 35 mentions that the tattoo was done 3 months ago and it took a long time:
‘I had it done 3 months ago, before I left LA. I don’t plan on having a tattoo, but just sometimes I wake up with an idea or an image of what I would like on me.
‘It’s my way of expressing the way I’m feeling. Most of my tattoos are memories or things that mean a lot to me.
‘It was an 8-hour session which lasted until about 3 o’clock in the morning. I then went back a few weeks later and we did another 4 hours. It’s really is amazing.’
The Daily Mail listed all of the tattoos he currently has:
A version of a Renaissance painting of Cupid carrying his wife Psyche to Heaven
A Hebrew translation of ‘My son, do not forget my teaching but keep my commands in your heart’
Ring of roses on his left bicep, one for each year of his 11 year marriage to Victoria
Jesus Christ design in memory of his late grandfather Joe West and the word Grandad
An angel across his back in the shape of a cross
The names of the couple’s three sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.
A guardian angel on his right arm
Chinese characters down his left ribcage spelling out the saying: ‘Death and life have determined appointments. Riches and honour depend upon heaven’
An inscription on his left forearm saying: ‘Forever by your side’
A six-inch tattoo of Victoria as a bare-breasted angel, surrounded by stars
An inscription of Victoria’s name written in Hindi
Roman numerals VIII.V.MMVI, which stand for the date of his and Victoria’s commitment ceremony on May 8, 2006
The Latin phrase De Integro, meaning ‘Again from the start’.
‘Pray For Me’ on his right wrist
A quote by the Roman Emperor Tiberius and also used by Caligula saying: ‘Let them hate as long as they fear’
The phrase ‘Perfectio In Spiritu’ which means ‘spiritual perfection’
The Roman numerals VII – which relates to Beckham’s old No7 England shirt
The saying ‘Amem et Foveam’ meaning ‘So that I love and cherish’
And another inscription in Hebrew saying: ‘I am for my beloved, and my beloved is for me, who grazes sheep in rose-like pastures’
