Battleship actress Rihanna has no intentions on slowing down when it comes to adding to her ever increasing collection of tattoos.
The singer, who earlier this year picked up a tiny cross tattoo on her collarbone and the phrase “thug life” across her knuckles , showed off her latest piece of body art on Saturday via Twitter posting a shot of a gun-shaped Egyptian Falcon tatted on the inside of her right ankle.
“Falcon: a light that shines in the darkness! Never close their eyes during sleep,” the singer tweeted Saturday, along with a photo of her tat.
Us Weekly reports that the new tattoo — RiRi’s 16th — was done by Bang Bang, a New York-based artist who has handled several of the singer’s tattoos in the past.
“It’s the first tattoo she wanted as a teen,” Bang Bang said of his latest creation, which he revealed covered up one of Rihanna’s earlier tats. “She wanted it across her back back then.”
The artist added: “We must have gone over hundreds of tattoo ideas together over the years.”
Check out Rihanna’s latest tattoo below:
In addition to adding to her ink collection and working on her seventh studio album, Rihanna may also be preparing for an upcoming interview with iconic talk show host Oprah Winfrey .
While specifics on the episode still remain unclear at this time, Winfrey confirmed that superstar singer will be interviewed some time in August.
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