Kate Beckinsale has a new tattoo.
Over the weekend, the actress, 50, shared a look at the ink she got on her upper arm with a bird and a message addressed to “My KB”.
The tattoo was done by West Hollywood artist Endry Stymest, who did not immediately respond when PEOPLE reached out for comment.
Kate Beckinsale revealed a new tattoo.
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Beckinsale didn’t go into further detail about the inking in her Instagram Story post, but did share a message about going “to a mythical land where people don’t say stupid things like ‘it was their time’ in response to grief.”
The announcement came after she remembered her late father, Richard Beckinsale, in an emotional Instagram message with multiple throwback photos on Tuesday. Richard was only 31 when he died of a heart attack in 1979. Beckinsale’s stepfather Roy Battersby also died aged 87 on January 10.
It’s unclear if Beckinsale’s new tattoo was painted while she was in a hospital bed.
She first revealed she had been admitted when she shared an Instagram post celebrating Mother’s Day in the UK and her mum Judy’s belated birthday on March 11, but has yet to reveal what she is being treated for.
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Kate Beckinsale revealed a new tattoo.
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Beckinsale’s rep declined to comment last week when contacted by PEOPLE after the actress shared another selfie on her Instagram Story. While she was being treated in the hospital, the star was visited by her beloved cat Willow and Pomeranian Myf.
The van Helsing the actress first sparked concern when she shared two teary-eyed photos of herself on Instagram amid a carousel of snaps and videos. She mentioned that she was “sick” in the caption, but did not reveal any additional information.
Beckinsale’s latest inscription is above her forearm in honor of her late cat Clive. In August, she shared a picture of a tattoo she got of her beloved cat’s face with a string of stars around it.
“This has really helped,” he said Underground the star then wrote in the caption of the post, seemingly implying that the new ink eased her grief.
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“Thank you so much @_dr_woo,” she added, tagging Los Angeles tattoo artist Doct Woo, known for his detailed animal designs.
Beckinsale announced Clive’s death in an emotional post in June.
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