Saturday, 23 February 2013

Cheryl Cole speaks out about her huge rose tattoo.

'It was really painful, it took 15 hours in total': Cheryl Cole speaks out about her huge rose tattoo... and she's had if for five months

PUBLISHED: 07:31, 22 February 2013 | UPDATED: 00:26, 23 February 2013

She shocked fans when she unveiled her huge rose tattoo emblazoned across her back and now Cheryl Cole has revealing the inking took a whopping 15 hours.

The 27-year-old has spoken out about the pain she suffered while undergoing the elaborate design, which was completed five months ago.

Speaking backstage at the Metro Radio Arena Cheryl told The Sun: 'It was really painful but I think I'm done with tattoos now. It wasn't for any particular reason, I just liked the design.'

It took how long? Cheryl Cole has described how painful her rose tattoo was and explained she spent 15 hours under the needle to achieve the look

She added: 'It took 15 hours in total.'

The rose motif which covers her entire lower back was inked by tattooist Nikko Hurtado.

The brunette, who has an array of body art, showed off the intricate new inking in a variety of sexy outfits onstage on Thursday - including a white ballerina outfit and a clinging bodice.

The 29-year-old joined Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Sarah Harding onstage for the show in Newcastle.

Tatts new! Cheryl Cole debuts a pair of red roses on her back during the concert in her hometown of Newcastle

The singer is known for revealing her body art through her music - she previously unveiled her ninth tattoo, barbed wire around her leg during the music video for Call My Name.

Her new body art, her tenth tattoo, covers a previous butterfly etching a sprawling the base of her back which was far less intricate and took 11 hours to complete.

Cheryl has previously shown off a tattoo on her left bottom cheek and the new body art appears to stem from her old design.

She's an angel: Cheryl Cole donned a variety of skimpy outfits for the show - including a daring midriff baring tutu

Cheryl is known for her body art - she has a distinctive tribal design on her hand

Tearful: Cheryl wipes away a tear onstage

Celebrity tattoo artist Kevin Paul examined the pictures of Cheryl's new piece and told Mail Online: 'The tattoo that Cheryl Cole has is large so this would take around 10 hours give or take. The cost would vary depending on the tattoo artist but the ball park figure would be approximately £100 an hour.

'This is a very painful area so would take two to three sittings - even if you do have a high pain threshold. It looks like there may still be some areas to be finished on her tattoo so it could be that she is in between sittings.'

He added: 'This tattoo is a coverup - they have covered her old tattoo - this is quite tricky to do and tends to take longer.'

A rose for the lady: Cheryl Cole debuts her new tattoo on the first night of the Girls Aloud tour

During the concert Cheryl fought back tears as she spoke to the crowd in her hometown Newcastle.

She said: “There’s nowhere in the world I’d rather be right now. Thank you so much for all your support.

She has previously unveiled tattoos including a tribal design on her hand, a barbed wire design around her right thigh, as well as the words Mrs C on the back of her neck.

Revealing: Cheryl and bandmates showed off their incredible figures in their outfits - of which the brunette had the most revealing

Emotional: Cheryl became tearful at the debut show in her hometown of Newcastle, telling fans there was no place she would rather be

While Nicola and Kimberley were dressed in gold designs, Cheryl, Nadine and Sarah had on silver versions of the ensembles.

The band, who found fame on Popstars: The Rivals a decade ago performed their old hits as well as some new material recorded for their anniversary.

The Promise, Jump and The Show were all on the set list and the girls finished off the performance with a rendition of I'll Stand By You.

Barbed wire: Cheryl already has an array of tattoos on her body

Addictive: Cheryl has spoken in the past about how she would love to get her whole back covered in inkings

Audience members said that as the show came to a close Cheryl and Kimberley shared a tender hug together as they celebrated a successful first night.

It was an emotional act for the band's supporting act, former X Factor star Amelia Lily.

She tweeted: '4 years ago I went to see @GirlsAloud on their promise tour at metro radio arena. 4 years later I'm opening for them on their Ten tour. #wow.'

'There is no place I would rather be': Cheryl told screaming fans she was thrilled to be back

Giving it her all: The girls performed a selection of her greatest hits

Snake: Cheryl has a cheeky snake tattoo on her bottom

The girls 1hr 40min show was emotional for all the girls, Sarah struggled with tears during the encore and gushed: 'I’m getting emotional.'

While Kimberley, who showed off her post Strictly figure during the gruelling routines added: 'There’s been a lot of memories over the past ten years and a lot of history.

Two years ago Cheryl talked about how addictive tattoos were.

Angels: Girls Aloud perform at the Metro Arena in Newcastle as part of their TEN tour

She said: 'If it was up to me - and I could be brave for one day - I would have my whole back done. My friends say "Cheryl, please, you might regret it" - but to me, it's art.'

Her other tattoos include a barbed wire marking on her right thigh and a Polynesian tribal sign on her hand

She also has a tattoo snaking up from her left thigh to her bottom.