Ellie Radford, 19, shows off striking back tattoos as she adds to the ink collection
She’s only 19, but she already seems to be a tattoo fan.
As Ellie Radford – daughter of prolific parents Sue and Noel Radford – has once again expanded her ink collection.
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The teenager took her away Instagram stories to share a series of photos from the year so far, with eagle-eyed fans spotting a change in her appearance in the June photo.
Posing in a yellow backless dress, Ellie drew attention to the intricate design that ran down almost the entirety of her back.
Ellie has clearly added to the etching — initially consisting of dots interwoven with a floral tendril — since she first debuted it in March.
The tattoo appeared to be both longer and wider than initially, with Ellie pulling her tall brunette hair forward to show it off properly.
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“Most beautiful girl,” someone wrote in the comments.
As another said: “Beautiful and beautiful tattoo!”
When Ellie first premiered the tattoo, she admitted that she had to build herself up to get the bold design.
“She braved it and ended up getting the spine tattoo,” Ellie captioned a photo of herself in a white halter dress.
The ink featured a line of dots on Ellie’s back, with a flower vine woven into it.
It looks like Ellie is following in mum Sue’s footsteps by getting the tattoos, as the family matriarch also has inks – both are a tribute to her son Alfie, who was stillborn in 2014.
“The hand tattoo is Alfie’s handprints and I also have his footprints on my foot,” she said.
“I love that I can always see his little handprints on my hand and that his little feet always follow me wherever I go.”
In addition to the footprints, Sue got the words “Alfie Thomas Radford” and his date of birth drawn on her foot.
“I love them,” Sue said during a Facebook Q&A with fans.
Which tattoos hurt the most?
Depending on which part of your body you choose to ink, tattoos can vary significantly in terms of pain levels.
Some of the most painful areas are where the skin tends to be thinner or closer to the bone.
Each area has specific factors that contribute to the level of pain.
Ribcage: Thin skin, few muscles and many nerve endings.
Feet and ankles: Many bones, tendons and nerve endings are close to the surface.
Hands and fingers: Many bones, tendons and nerve endings, resulting in more pain during tattooing. Knuckles in particular can be painful.
Backbone: Its proximity to the spinal cord and nerve endings makes it sensitive. Tattooing on the vertebrae can be especially painful.
Knees and elbows: Thin skin and little padding between the skin and the underlying bones.
Armpits and groin: High concentration of nerve endings and lymph nodes.
Neck and throat: Thin and sensitive skin, with many nerve endings and blood vessels close to the surface.
Source: Tatt2Away
Sometimes I just sit there and watch them.
“I really just love them.”
And while Sue said she wanted to get the handprints tattooed again to brighten them up, she said she wouldn’t get her foot tattooed again.
“It was so, so painful,” she said.
“Worse than childbirth!”
Sue also has a tribal-style tattoo on the outside of her right hand.
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