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Take a gander at her new ink! Larissa Dos Santos Lima just got a dainty tattoo on her hip and she proudly showed off the intricate design to her followers. The 90 Day Fiancé star revealed to In Touch that she met an amazing tattoo artist from Brazil and he hooked her up with the new ink. It looks like Larissa is embracing this next chapter of life, amid her divorce proceedings from estranged husband Colt Johnson. Scroll through the gallery to see the photos.
The TLC alum took to Instagram on January 28 to unveil her new tattoo. “Thank you my new friend for the gift you gave to me,” she wrote while showing off the flower.
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~ Blooming ~
Larissa tagged the man behind the design, Thitta, and gave him a special shout-out. “If you are looking for a great tattoo artist in Las Vegas, make sure to check his page. He is super affordable.”
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The Story Behind the Ink
“I just met an amazing tattoo artist from Brazil, who wanted to give me a free tattoo, so he reached out to me,” Larissa tells In Touch.
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Symbolic Meaning
The reality star explained how she picked one sentence that represents the past and one word that embodies the future.
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Keeping it Moving
“The sentence is from Frida and it means: Where you can’t love, don’t stay too long,” Larissa said.
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Staying Strong Through Tough Times
Larissa added how the word she choose for the stem of the flower is “resilience” and noted how she’s very thankful for the gift.
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Lessons Learned
While sharing snaps of her ink, Larissa elaborated how resilience is all about overcoming tragedy or trauma, a.k.a “bouncing back” from difficult experiences.
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Turmoil at Home
It’s been a tumultuous few weeks for the reality star, whose husband reportedly filed for divorce just hours after she was arrested for the third time on domestic violence charges.
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Get Well Soon
Larissa later revealed that she was being hospitalized in an emotional update via Instagram on January 14. “I am feeling really weak, haven’t eaten nothing since Thursday. I suffer of depression and anxiety. I take medicine for that and I am out of my medication,” she wrote.
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Making the Best of Her Circumstances
The 90 Day Fiancé star revealed that she was doing her absolute best to stay strong in the wake of all the drama, and also asked fans for their support.
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His Take on the Drama
Meanwhile, Colt also broke his silence while returning to Instagram with a statement. “I don’t understand my soon to be ex-wife,” he wrote.
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Colt’s Thoughts
“She comes to America with literally nothing. The suitcases she used for travel I provided for her,” Colt wrote, adding, “Over the course of months I continued to provide for her, gave her shelter, food, and supported her wants and dreams.”
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Going Too Far?
Fans recently called out Colt for his comments about Larissa in a video that blogger John Yates claims is a cameo made for a fan.
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Shade Thrown
The software engineer joked about “giving away” his ex wife. “Please take her off my hands. I’m giving her away,” Colt reportedly said about Larissa.
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Moving on
It appears that Larissa is just focusing on her well-being moving forward and now she’s got some new ink to show off in the mean time.
