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Cape Town - Afrikaans singer Bobby van Jaarsveld had his tattoo on his arm removed on Tuesday, reports Sarie.
He reportedly told his fans on Twitter: "Gaan nou my Tattoo try remove....sal nou i foto stuur...spyt kom altyd te laat...spesiaal met ink op jou lyf" (Going to try to remove my tattoo…will send a photo now…regret always comes too late…specially with ink on your body).
Bobby also tweeted a photo of his arm (see below), saying: "Die tattoo is amper af, dis nogal seer...kyk hierna." (The tattoo is almost gone, it's kind of painful...look at this.)
In an interview with Sarie, Bobby said he decided to remove the tattoo because he feels it does not project the right image.
"In the beginning it’s nice to have a tattoo, you feel cool…but after a while you become tired of it, especially if it’s visible all the time," he said.
"I especially feel bad when children say they want the exact tattoo, because I realise I am not a good example in this regard."
Fairly painful
Bobby told Sarie that he regrets his tattoos. "When I initially decided to get the tattoos, I decided on Christian symbols, because I wanted it to be nice, something that would let my relationship with God grow.
"But now I realise that we don't worship the cross, but a living God. He doesn't live in symbols, but in our hearts."
He explained that the process was fairly painful. "They cut into the skin with a blade where the tattoo is, then they inject something that looks like base into it. It absorbs the ink and hides the tattoo."
The tattoo on his shoulder is still there, because it is much larger and will take a long time to remove. "I am still deciding if I’m going to remove that one," Bobby told Sarie.
He reportedly told his fans on Twitter: "Gaan nou my Tattoo try remove....sal nou i foto stuur...spyt kom altyd te laat...spesiaal met ink op jou lyf" (Going to try to remove my tattoo…will send a photo now…regret always comes too late…specially with ink on your body).
Bobby also tweeted a photo of his arm (see below), saying: "Die tattoo is amper af, dis nogal seer...kyk hierna." (The tattoo is almost gone, it's kind of painful...look at this.)
In an interview with Sarie, Bobby said he decided to remove the tattoo because he feels it does not project the right image.
"In the beginning it’s nice to have a tattoo, you feel cool…but after a while you become tired of it, especially if it’s visible all the time," he said.
"I especially feel bad when children say they want the exact tattoo, because I realise I am not a good example in this regard."
Fairly painful
Bobby told Sarie that he regrets his tattoos. "When I initially decided to get the tattoos, I decided on Christian symbols, because I wanted it to be nice, something that would let my relationship with God grow.
"But now I realise that we don't worship the cross, but a living God. He doesn't live in symbols, but in our hearts."
He explained that the process was fairly painful. "They cut into the skin with a blade where the tattoo is, then they inject something that looks like base into it. It absorbs the ink and hides the tattoo."
The tattoo on his shoulder is still there, because it is much larger and will take a long time to remove. "I am still deciding if I’m going to remove that one," Bobby told Sarie.
