You'll Never Believe How Shawn Mendes Got His New Arm Tattoo

The singer really paid attention to a fan's suggestion.

By Samantha Schnurr Jul 22, 2019 3:05 PMTags
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It seems like Shawn Mendes is spending some of his afternoons reading tweets from you. 

Such was the case last week when the Grammy nominee responded to photos a fan tweeted of himself with a butterfly tattoo edited onto his arm. "Wait this is awesome, can u DM the drawing ??" Mendes tweeted back. 

In screenshots the fan shared, the singer also messaged her on Twitter, asking if she could send a photo of the butterfly tattoo and how she had edited it onto his arm.

She ultimately pointed him to a drawing done by Santiago-based tattoo artist, @macdreaper, with flowers covering one of the butterfly's wings. 

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By Sunday, the star was having the butterfly inked onto his upper right arm, as evidenced by a boomerang posted to his Instagram Story. 

 

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"IS THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENING," the fan tweeted in response to the update. "I'm fully crying oh my god he's really getting it."

"Who would've thought that me messing around and editing a tattoo onto him would turn into a reality??? no words," the fan further reacted. 

"For the best @shawnmendes," his tattoo artist, Livia Tsang, wrote on Instagram. "Based on an edit from a fan, original art by @macdreaper."

Needless to say, Mendes Army, he's listening to you!