Dancing with the Stars pro Brandon Armstrong got fans talking this week when he posted TikTok videos seeming to suggest that he got a tattoo of the word “pissed” to commemorate his recent elimination from the show.
Did DWTS Pro Brandon Armstrong Get a ‘Pissed’ Tattoo?
Last week, Brandon Armstrong and his celebrity partner Lauren Jauregui were eliminated from DWTS Season 34 in a shocking moment. When asked how she felt about going home, Jauregui responded simply, “Pissed.”
Armstrong recently posted a TikTok video with fellow pro Ezra Sosa, in which they hold hands before a tattoo artist appears to start working on Armstrong’s back. Sosa promises Armstrong that he’ll “feel so much better” with the tattoo.
In a later video, Armstrong shows off the resulting tattoo, which reads “pissed” with the number 34 under it. He included audio of Jauregui’s reaction to their elimination. Sosa also posted a video showing his own tattoo, featuring the word “nothing” in the same style of script with the number 33 under it.
Sosa got the tattoo last year, following his elimination from Season 33, in which he was paired with controversial contestant Anna Delvey. When they were sent home, Delvey said she would take “nothing” away from her experience on the show. Sosa wrote on Instagram that the ink was about “taking back control of my story.”
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Fans Question If Armstrong’s Tattoo Is Real
Fans pointed out that Brandon Armstrong’s tattoo in the TikTok videos is in purple ink — suggesting that it was only a stencil and not permanent. Some believe that it was all a joke with Ezra Sosa, and Armstrong didn’t actually get a real tattoo. Nevertheless, the reaction has been largely positive.
“I love that Brandon handles everything with humor and grace,” wrote on fan on the DWTS subreddit. “Even if he didn’t get this tattooed and it’s just for a laugh, this is still so great! I love how much he’s been supporting Lauren throughout all of this.”
Sosa commented on Armstrong’s video, “love our matching tattoos,” while Armstrong’s wife Brylee joked that it was “too late to go back now.” Some fans expressed a desire to see Lauren Jauregui’s reaction to the ink.
