Ariana Grande honors Manchester with a new tattoo one year after bombing
It's been one year since the deadly attack took place at Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester, and in honor of the anniversary the singer got a new tattoo.
On May 22, 2017, towards the end of the singer's concert at Manchester Arena, an explosion took place, leaving 22 dead and 59 injured. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Grande, fans, and people around the world came together in support.
A year later the singer still holds the victims close to her heart, and got a tattoo of a bee to represent the worker bee, a well-known symbol of Manchester.
On Thursday, the singer revealed the new tattoo, located behind her ear, on Instagram with the caption, "forever ☁️."
Grande tagged the tattoo artist in the photo, who posted a color shot of the ink, giving us a closer look at the bee with wings in the shape of a heart.
Grande also included the bee emoji in a tweet honoring the victims and people of Manchester on the anniversary of the attack, writing, "thinking of you all today and every day... I love you with all of me and am sending you all of the light and warmth I have to offer on this challenging day."
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And Grande's mom shared a photo on Twitter of a private vigil her family held at home in which they lit candles for each person killed during the attack.
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A worker bee even makes an appearance in the final frame of the music video for her latest single, "No Tears Left to Cry."
In a recent interview with TIME, the singer talked about the challenges she's faced in the past year, and it was revealed Grande and members of her crew all got bee tattoos.
"It’s part of how she carries what happened in Manchester with her," TIME's Sam Lansky wrote about Grande's new appreciation for bees.
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