Regrettable celebrity tattoos

Beckham can bend it, but he can't read Sanskrit. Posh's proper name is spelled - or, rather, misspelled - 'Vihctoria' on his left forearm Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty

'I'll never be stupid enough to have a man's name tattooed on me again,' Angelina Jolie said about her inky ode to ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton. She had the tattoo removed after their divorce, but has about a dozen others on her body Photograph: Chris Pizzello/AP

Johnny Depp tattooed 'Winona Forever' on his shoulder when he was engaged to Winona Ryder. He modified the letters after their split to read: 'Wino Forever.' Much better Photograph: Matty Sayles/AP

Pamela Anderson had 'Tommy' etched on her ring finger when married to Mötley Crüe dummer Tommy Lee. After they divorced in 1998, she changed the tattoo to read 'Mommy' Photograph: Alan Diaz/AP

Andre 3000 regrets all of his tattoos: “'I had six silly tattoos done when I was young and I bitterly regret them. I've thought about laser surgery, but that leaves a scar, so I'm just leaving them.' Hey Ya! Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/AP

Britney Spears shows off a tattoo on her lower back, but she was less proud of one near her neck. A fascination with Kabbalah prompted the pop star to get the words “'new era”' in Hebrew tattooed on her body. Oops, the letters were in the wrong order. Spears had the gibberish removed Photograph: Henry Lamb /Rex Features

Heroes star Hayden Panettiere's tattoo artist misspelled the Italian for 'live without regret' on her back. 'Vivere senza rimipianti' was written; 'rimpianti' is correct. The actor doesn't seem to mind the typo: 'It is misspelled, whatever, I just put my own spin to it. Chances are I'll probably get it fixed, but that's why I love having it on my back because I don't get bored of it”' Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/AP

Another victim of a Sanskrit tattoo typo: Rihanna had the phrase 'forgiveness, honesty, suppression and control' inked on her hips, but it was spelled wrong Photograph: Jeff Christensen/AP

When hotel heiress Paris Hilton dated Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, she got his name tattooed on her backside. When they went their separate ways in 2004, she had it removed Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters