One hundred and twenty-four. That’s how many times the One Direction boys have gone under the needle for a new tattoo, with 49 tattoos to Harry Styles’ name, 40 for Zayn Malik, 28 for Louis Tomlinson, and just seven for Liam Payne. The only band member missing from this tattoo list is Irish-born Niall Horan, who has sported a few fake tats recently – including the faux fern tattoo on his wrist – but has yet to commit to permanent ink. We thought maybe he wasn’t interested in the inked-up look or was just too darn busy performing in 128 shows for the band’s Take Me Home tour this year, but that’s apparently not the case. According to Niall’s mother, Maura Gallagher, Niall is simply too scared to get a tattoo!
In a recent interview with the UK’s Star Magazine, Niall’s 52-year-old mom expressed her opinion that her son and the other One Direction boys wouldn’t fall victim to bad publicity like Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber have lately, saying: “I don’t think they would [be interested in] those things. They have great people around them and I hope they’re protected from that sort of thing.” But what about tattoos? Harry Styles and Zayn Malik seem to be going tat for tat these days, and Niall’s mother certainly can’t stop the 20-year-old from getting a tattoo if he decides he wants one (or twenty). She doesn’t seem too concerned about that happening though. “He has no interest in tattoos,” Maura said during the Star Magazine interview. “He’d be too afraid of the pain!”
Harry, Zayn, Louis and Liam certainly have very different styles when it comes to their tattoos, but there’s one that they all have in common: the matching screw tattoos the guys all sport on their ankles as a symbol of staying grounded. Back in October 2012, when Louis Tomlinson joined the club and got the two tiny screws inked on his ankles, he had some harsh words for Niall, who was the only one hadn’t gotten the matching tattoo yet. “So Me and Liam joined the crew yesterday and got two screw tattoo’s on our ankles,” Louis posted on Twitter, “now we all have it except Niall!” Niall was quick to respond to the taunt, saying “Ok I’ll give into you! I’ll get it done! Jesus! Have ya quite finished? #neglect hahahaha.” It seems like Niall may have gotten cold feet though, because his tattoo count is apparently still at zero. Do you think Niall will ever get a tattoo?
NO!I think Niall will stick with 0 tattoos