Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson is definitely a fan of tattoos, and the 22-year-old recently debuted some brand-new ink to add to her collection: a large rose tattoo on her forearm. Prior to getting her rose tat, Jesy went under the needle two other times, getting the phrase “Music is the strongest form of magic” on her right bicep and “A tiger never loses sleep over the opinion of sheep” on her right thigh. Besides Jesy, some of her bandmates have also gotten inked recently, including Leigh-Anne Pinnock, who showed off a sweet butterfly tat back in March, but Perrie Edwards, who is engaged to the inked-up One Direction singer Zayn Malik, has yet to go under the needle. We wonder if she’ll fined some inspiration from Jesy…
Little Mix made an appearance on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch on December 15, 2013 to promote their new album Salute, and that’s when we first caught a glimpse of Jesy Nelson’s tattoo. If we had been awake at 5:42 in the morning, we would have seen that Jesy gave her Twitter followers a sneak peek at her huge new tattoo prior to the show, including the caption: “I hope you’re tuned into Sunday Brunch Mixers!! Jesy xxx.” Jesy’s tat features a black and white rose design that is very intricately detailed and extends from her left wrist all the way to her elbow. Even though the show was filmed in the morning, Jesy looked like she was ready for a night on the town, showing off her new rose tattoo perfectly in a sleeveless black top and tight plaid skirt.
It’s not clear yet when Jesy actually got her new tattoo done, but the rose ink was noticeably absent from her arm when she performed with Little Mix on the Paul O’Grady Show on December 11, 2013. 
Some people are saying that Jesy’s new tattoo may have been inspired by fellow pop star and former X Factor judge Cheryl Cole – who recently debuted a gigantic rose tattoo covering her butt and lower back – but there are plenty of other pop stars that have debuted similar rose tattoos recently, including Harry Styles and Justin Bieber. Who do you think inspired Jesy to get such a large rose tattoo on her arm? And do you think it could be the beginning of a sleeve?
