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- Florence Pugh has four known tattoos so far.
- Her first piece of ink, a bee, was originally supposed to be a snail.
- Her collection of body art has been growing since 2019, with the actor adding new tattoo styles along the way.
As for her style of choice? She doesn’t have one (unlike many celebrities who tend to stick to one aesthetic). Pugh has played around with different tattoo styles from fine line work to more intricate designs and even script, with some of her ink being more hidden than others. From her very first tattoo — which was a snail design that ended up becoming a bee, as one does — to her most recent “match stick” ink, we tracked down each one’s special meaning and story. In the process, we ended up uncovering some funny facts about the Midsommar star that only added to the list of reasons to love her.
Keep reading to get a closer look at Pugh’s four tattoos — we won’t judge you if you zoom all the way in for a better look — and learn what each one means.
In 2019, Pugh got her first tiny tattoo: a worker bee on her inner left wrist. “If I ever spoke about getting a tattoo, it was that I was gonna get a snail,” Pugh said in an interview with Elle UK. However, when the time came for her to get the piece of ink, she went with a bee instead. While she didn’t have a specific type of bee in mind, her modifications to the tattoo artist’s design — rounding the bottom but leaving it slightly pointy — led to her getting a worker bee. Maybe a subconscious nod to her busy filming schedule?
Florence Pugh’s Maypole Wrist Tattoo
While Pugh has been acting for quite a few years, one of the movies that catapulted her to superstardom was Midsommar, the folk horror film about a violent cult. In the movie, the cult dances around what is called a maypole — a large pole that resembles a cross — and it became one of the defining images of the film. By 2020, fans noticed an etch of the same image tattooed on her left wrist.
Florence Pugh’s Forearm Tattoo
Blink too fast and you just might miss this one. Pugh attended the Christian Dior show at Paris Fashion Week in July 2021 and simultaneously debuted some new ink. While the actor hasn’t shared the meaning behind this particular design, zoom in close and you can see its fine-line tattoo — which we know will be a huge trend in 2022 — that contains two arrows pointing toward a deer. In some cultures, a deer is a symbol of spirituality.
Right above Pugh’s bee tattoo is a drawing of a lit matchstick with the word spelled below it — and it happens to be her latest addition to her tattoo collection. While she hasn’t alluded to a particular meaning behind the design quite yet, it’s safe to say she is slowly but surely building up her arsenal of arm tattoos . . . and we can’t wait to see what’s next.