Inked Mag Staff
March 6th, 2020
Vanessa Hudgens’s Reaction to Her New Rib Tattoo is Priceless
Every artist hopes their client will love their tattoo as much as Vanessa Hudgens
After nearly nine years as a couple, actors Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler ended their relationship in January 2020. Since the breakup, Hudgens has treated herself to some ink therapy. On January 23rd, Hudgens got a new tattoo by Bang Bang NYC’s Dragon, who specializes in micro portraits and tattooed Hudgens’s “High School Musical” cast mate Ashley Tisdale in November 2019. During this session, Hudgens got a small color sunflower on the side of her ribs and it didn’t take long for the actor to find herself in Dragon’s chair less than a month and a half later.
Hudgens visited Dragon at Bang Bang NYC’s Grand St location last night, getting another delicate tattoo. This time, in addition to posting a photo of the tattoo, Hudgens took a video of herself reacting to the tattoo for the first time. And let me tell you, every artist hopes to get this reaction from a client. In the video, which currently has 5 million views, Hudgens runs to the mirror, sees her new tattoo and then proceeds to make a series of elated noises. Legendary.
Hudgens’s new tattoo is a black-and-grey naked angel, which the actor called “Divine Feminine Angel” on her Instagram. What do you think of her new addition? Have you reacted this way toward a new tattoo? Let us know your thoughts on this story on social media.
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