She’s the boss of her own body! Lena Dunham revealed her latest ink —two huge tattoos along with a message about body confidence to her Instagram Stories on Friday, June 23.
In the first of several posts, the Girls creator shared a snap of a blooming rose tattoo positioned on her upper thigh.
“Been tatting myself up like crazy this month,” the 31-year-old actress captioned the post.
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In a second, the body confidence activist showed off a tattoo of two kewpie dolls scooping into a barrel. The caption read: “These kewpies been on me a few weeks.”
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In a third post — the star, who has been open about her painful battle with endometriosis, shared a close-up image of her latest budding rose tattoo — but with a powerful message.
“I think it gives me a sense of control and ownership of a body that’s often beyond my control,” she explained.
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This isn’t the first time Dunham has shared her body art with fans on social media. The writer reflected on her journey to body acceptance with a nearly naked selfie on Instagram in June.
“I spent so many years loving my body but thinking it wasn’t lovable by others- its sole purpose was to be fodder for jokes. I performed the insult so no one else could. I don’t regret any of it- that’s my art and that was my truth- but now, at age 31, having been through hell and back with my health and other people’s perceptions of my physicality, I feel deeply comfortable with the idea that this pear-shaped pot of honey is equally good for making people laugh and laying out like a Suicide Girl circa 2004. Love it all,” she explained.
Fans showered her with words of encouragement and acceptance after she shared her deeply personal post.
“Lena you have a beautiful body and always have had! Thanks for rocking string vests and booty shorts like a KWEEN!! Xx,” said one admirer.
“Just do you like you’ve always been doing. Love u no matter what’s size of jeans u wear,” added another.
But not all ink is good ink. Dunham opened up in Vogue’s “73 Questions” video segment in February, where the star revealed one regret— an illustration of a children’s book tattoo on her body. “A drunk guy did it. It’s not great. I should get it covered up.”