Reloaded Mag Africa Volume 19 | Page 14

Why did you decide to get inked?

well its something i fell in love with the first time i saw a tatoo n i knew i wanted them.

Is there a meaning behind your tattoos?

yes all my tattoos have a meaning from late family members names to important dates.

Some people view tattoos as being part of a gang and that it ruins your chances of getting landing a distinguished job, what's your take on that?

lol a gang, well uhmm I really don’t believe in the gang part, I feel tattoos are more of self expression. As to the job part yes some jobs would not hire people with tattoos but lucky for me, I run my own company and I’m also in the entertainment industry so they don’t restrict me at all.

How many tattoos do you have and it is said that tattoos are very addictive, are you planning on getting more and what would you like to have? 'pictures and meaning if they have any'

I have ten at the moment. Well I can say yes they can be addictive in a way, but I haven’t had one in like 3 years, so I’m not addicted. Besides tattoos are about meaning, therefore I haven’t had enough reason to get one lately. Definitely I will get more as I’m planning to cover my entire left arm, as for pictures no I’m not into picture tattoos, but who knows maybe when I have kids one day, I will want to tattoo his/her face, so never say never lol.

Do you think society view women with tattoos in the same way they view men with tattoos?

Definitely not, especially the older generation. It’s a lot of things that are seen as things that are supposed to be done only by men, unfortunately a tattoo is one of those things. Some people when they see a woman with tattoos they immediately assume that she’s not a good person which is not true.