Model and TV/radio host Amber Rose was one of many guest speakers Monday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where she endorsed former President Donald Trump as the party’s presidential nominee.
Rose began her speech by introducing herself as a model and entrepreneur, but “most importantly,” a mother — a role she’s especially proud of, as evidenced by her forehead tattoos.
As she has explained in the past, Rose’s face tattoos — which read “Bash” and “Slash” — were inked in honor of her two sons, Sebastian and Slash.
“This is like my crown,” she remarked of the tattoos in a 2023 interview with Entertainment Tonight. “I love tattoos. I felt like, you know, usually women wouldn’t do this, so it made me want to do it more.
“And I enjoy pissing people off as well. It’s pretty fun,” she added, referencing critics of her ink.
Rose, who appeared in music videos before becoming a TV personality and actress, got the tattoos in early 2020 after the birth of her second child, Slash. She debuted her new look in an episode of the YouTube series “Cool Kicks” alongside then-boyfriend Alexander “AE” Edwards, US Weekly reported at the time. (Rose shares Slash with Edwards; she shares son Sebastian with rapper Wiz Khalifa.)
Before getting the tattoos, Rose told ET she had the design stenciled on her head for “about four days, five days” to see if she could “live with it.”
As of December 2023, however, she appeared to have no regrets.
“I love all my tattoos,” she said. “They’re not going anywhere.”
Rose, 40, said in her speech at the Republican National Convention that she initially believed former President Trump was a “racist” but changed her mind after doing her own research and watching “all the rallies.” She also credited her father (whom she said was in attendance) with influencing her political leanings.
“These are my people,” she said of Trump’s supporters. “This is where I belong.”