Lucy Hale Says She Feels 'Sad' to Be Removing Her Tattoos Even Though They 'Weren't Thought Through' (Exclusive Clip)

Mar. 15, 2025

Lucy Haleis opening up about her tattoo journey.In the Tuesday, March 4, episode of theNot Skinny but Not Fatpodcast, the actress, 35, explained the reasons she’s having several of her tattoos removed.“It does take a lot to cover them for acting, and a lot of my characters don’t have tattoos,” Hale tells hostAmanda Hirschin an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE. “So it’s more time in the makeup chair. But also, I just feel like I’ve changed so much in the last couple of years, that it almost feels like the tattoos don’t fit who I am anymore.“ThePretty Little Liarsalum admits that it’s “kind of sad because tattoos tell a story,” but that some of her tattoos were “poorly done and weren’t really thought through.““At one point in my life I had, like, 22 tattoos,” she adds. “Which is crazy.“Gotham/GC ImagesHale told Hirsch that she is in the process of removing multiple tattoos, but plans to keep a few meaningful ones, like one of her grandmother’s handwriting and another on her finger that she got along with thePretty Little Liarscast.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!In 2021, Hale revealed that she planned onremoving a small tattooof the sun on the left side of her torso that she previously got with her sister,Maggie Clarke.She shared the news in a series of photos posted on herInstagram Storiesin honor of her older sister’s birthday. One of the snaps showed Hale lifting up her shirt to reveal the sun tattoo, which matched one seen on Maggie’s right wrist.Lucy Hale and her sister Maggie Clarke.Lucy Hale/Instagram"I’ve made her get tattoos with me (I’m sorry Maggie I’m getting this one lasered off),” Halewrotealongside the post, without offering any further details on why she was planning to get the ink removed.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In another Instagram Stories post, Hale said she’d be keeping another matching tattoo with her sister: one on her wrist that says “I love you.“In 2017, the actress toldRue Nowthat she and Maggie got the matching sun tattoos as a tribute to their late grandmother. “I have a little, tiny sun that I got with my sister in honor of our grandmother,” she explained to the outlet at the time.Hale has a number of other tiny tattoos, including atribute to her dog Elvis, and the number sequence— “14, 16, 20” — a nod to her sister’s three children Glenys, Lula, and Oliver.

Lucy Haleis opening up about her tattoo journey.

In the Tuesday, March 4, episode of theNot Skinny but Not Fatpodcast, the actress, 35, explained the reasons she’s having several of her tattoos removed.

“It does take a lot to cover them for acting, and a lot of my characters don’t have tattoos,” Hale tells hostAmanda Hirschin an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE. “So it’s more time in the makeup chair. But also, I just feel like I’ve changed so much in the last couple of years, that it almost feels like the tattoos don’t fit who I am anymore.”

ThePretty Little Liarsalum admits that it’s “kind of sad because tattoos tell a story,” but that some of her tattoos were “poorly done and weren’t really thought through.”

“At one point in my life I had, like, 22 tattoos,” she adds. “Which is crazy.”

Gotham/GC Images

Hale told Hirsch that she is in the process of removing multiple tattoos, but plans to keep a few meaningful ones, like one of her grandmother’s handwriting and another on her finger that she got along with thePretty Little Liarscast.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

In 2021, Hale revealed that she planned onremoving a small tattooof the sun on the left side of her torso that she previously got with her sister,Maggie Clarke.

She shared the news in a series of photos posted on herInstagram Storiesin honor of her older sister’s birthday. One of the snaps showed Hale lifting up her shirt to reveal the sun tattoo, which matched one seen on Maggie’s right wrist.

Lucy Hale and her sister Maggie Clarke.Lucy Hale/Instagram

“I’ve made her get tattoos with me (I’m sorry Maggie I’m getting this one lasered off),” Halewrotealongside the post, without offering any further details on why she was planning to get the ink removed.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In another Instagram Stories post, Hale said she’d be keeping another matching tattoo with her sister: one on her wrist that says “I love you.”

In 2017, the actress toldRue Nowthat she and Maggie got the matching sun tattoos as a tribute to their late grandmother. “I have a little, tiny sun that I got with my sister in honor of our grandmother,” she explained to the outlet at the time.

Hale has a number of other tiny tattoos, including atribute to her dog Elvis, and the number sequence— “14, 16, 20” — a nod to her sister’s three children Glenys, Lula, and Oliver.

source: people.com