We all have our own regrets in life, and for Mark Wahlberg, that’s getting his tattoos. While promoting the film “Spenser Confidential” on “The Late Late Show” in 2020, the actor shared what compelled him to finally get his tattoos removed in his late 30s.
“Maturity, sensibility,” he said. “You realize, ‘I’m pushing 40. I got to do something about this.'” He also opened up about his experience having his tattoos lasered off, describing it as a long and (literally) painful journey. “It’s not the same sitting down, having a couple of beers, you know, you can fall asleep, all of a sudden you wake up it’s one and done,” he said. “This is like… it took me five years to get the tattoos removed. And it’s dreadfully painful.” (Wahlberg said it hurt “1000% more” than getting the tattoos themselves, and described the pain as akin to that of “hot bacon grease getting flicked on you over and over.” Yikes!)
Drawing from his own experience, Wahlberg said he warned his “Spenser Confidential” co-star Post Malone against getting more tattoos on his body… only for the rapper to ignore his words and add more ink on his face. Malone, who now has more than 78 identifiable tattoos previously admitted that his facial tattoos come from a “place of insecurity” for him (per Men’s Health). “I don’t like how I look, so I’m going to put something cool on there so I can look at myself and say, ‘You look cool, kid,’ and have a modicum of self-confidence when it comes to my appearance,” he said.
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