Bella Poarch reveals the unexpected reason why she has so many tattoos TikTok, Instagram: Bella PoarchBella Poarch is an up-and-coming TikTok star who shocked users with her sudden growth in popularity this year. However, her unique style has sparked some questions and controversy among fans \u2014 namely, her tattoos. Warning: This article contains material that may be sensitive for some readers. Bella Poarch has quickly become one of TikTok\u2019s biggest personalities; boasting over 41 million followers on the viral video app, she even broke a record on the website for garnering the most likes on a single post. However, her rise to fame was quickly met with controversy, after some fans took offense over her tattoo of the Rising Sun Flag, which was commonly used in WWII by the country. Although Poarch explained that she wasn\u2019t aware of the symbol\u2019s meaning and promptly got it covered up in wake of the backlash, fans are still curious as to why she has so many tattoos \u2014 a question she answered during a soul-bearing video on November 11. Poarch featured a comment from one fan in the TikTok, which read, \u201cWhy do you have so many tattoos? They don\u2019t fit you.\u201d In response, Poarch showed off her ink, showcasing a full arm sleeve, a rabbit on her side, and wings on her back \u2014 actions that corresponded to her caption. \u201cI had a rough childhood,\u201d the TikToker explained. \u201cMy scars from abuse made me insecure. And so I had to cover up my scars with tattoos.\u201d As it turns out, Poarch\u2019s tattoos are a way for her to handle her trauma from being abused as a child, and it wasn\u2019t something that was easy for her to talk about. \u201cI wasn\u2019t comfortable posting this,\u201d she added in a comment. \u201cBut if you\u2019re having a hard time right now, just know that you are not alone and you\u2019ll make it through this. You are brave and strong.\u201d Poarch\u2019s video has been met with sympathy from her fans, who have likewise opened up about their own struggles with abuse. Although her tattoos were once viewed with scrutiny, it seems that critics are now viewing her in a different light, with one commenter aptly writing of the situation: \u201cThis is why you shouldn\u2019t judge a book by its cover.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bella Poarch reveals the unexpected reason why she has so many tattoos TikTok, Instagram: Bella PoarchBella Poarch is an up-and-coming TikTok star who shocked users with her sudden growth in popularity this year. However, her unique style has sparked some questions and controversy among fans \u2014 namely, her tattoos. Warning: This article contains material that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44919\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}