The Hits Drive host Matty McLean got tattooed by Teddy Swims last night. Photo / NZME.
The Hits Drive host Matty McLean got tattooed by Teddy Swims last night. Photo / NZME.
Ahead of his near sold-out show at Spark Arena last night, Teddy Swims gave a local radio host a very memorable first tattoo.
The Hits Drive host Matty McLean planned to get inked as part of his 40 things to do before he’s 40 - but he could never haveimagined the artist would be a Grammy nominated pop singer.
On the drive show yesterday, McLean and his co-host PJ Harding discussed how Swims reportedly brings a tattoo gun with him everywhere.
Harding then announced the 39-year-old would finally be getting his first tattoo that night, chosen and inked by the global sensation himself.
His extensive ink now includes a pair of tattoos on his eyelids: “tough” and “love”.
Last year, Swims told The Jennifer Hudson Show he collects tattoos from local artists when he tours.
“So, I do this now where I say design whatever you want to design, and then just put a signature on it. My whole body now has become an art gallery with their signatures that I carry wherever I go.”
The American singer was in Aotearoa for his I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy tour, playing one show in Christchurch on Tuesday and another in Auckland last night.
