Tattoos can be a reminder of a certain period of your life. In general, people tend to get tattoos that mean something to them in one way or another (via Psychology Today). At the time, it made sense for Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee to get each other’s names tattooed. She shared with the New York Post, “I don’t like jewelry. The size of the stone is really about the man’s ego over his little thing. I think diamonds have a direct relationship to your man’s penis size.” But, tattoos are permanent, and as life changes, some people don’t relate to their tattoos anymore. This is exactly what happened when the couple got divorced.
The two had an on-and-off again relationship and decided to officially call it quits in 1998 (via Los Angeles Times). Unfortunately for the two, they had a constant reminder of each other when they looked down at their ring finger. Bustle reported that Pamela was the first to replace the tattoo with the word “Mommy” covering the previous tattoo, which was “Tommy.” Since Anderson got her tattoo replaced, it pushed Lee to cover his.
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Notably, Lee was reportedly upset that Anderson decided to get the tattoo covered (via Yahoo! News). He shared, “[It] upset me so much that I later had my wedding tattoo removed. I just wanted to get that s— off my finger and change my life.” For Lee, he simply could not handle the constant reminder of his ex-wife.
