The Real Meaning Behind Pauley Perrette's Tattoos

Pauley Perrette says she's lost count of how many tattoos she really has. However, as she told Parade, some of the tattoos that Abby Sciuto had were added on for dramatic effect. "The spiderweb on my character's neck and the cross on her back belong to CBS. Everything else is mine," she said to the outlet. "The producers wanted tattoos that were visible no matter what I was wearing."

One of Perrette's favorite tattoos she sports has to do with her favorite Bible verse. "On the inside of my ring finger, on my left hand, I have the numbers '12:21.' That's my favorite bible verse, Romans 12:21, which is, 'Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.' That's my favorite one and I look at it every day. That's my mantra," she added. 

While Perrette loves her real tattoos, she revealed that she hates the fake tattoos she had to sport for the show. "I hate the tattoo," she said in a 2008 promo video regarding her spider web neck tattoo. "It's sticky, he has to put water all over me, and it goes over my back," she continued. She then detailed the annoyance of sometimes having to reapply the tattoo when it gets "gummy" throughout the day. "But I do it because it's my job," she confirmed. 

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