'Bridgerton' star Simone Ashley says she tattooed her own ankle with the help of an inmate's online instructions
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- On Monday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Simone Ashley recounted giving herself a tattoo during lockdown.
- She bought a rotary pen and found online instructions, later discovering they came from an inmate.
- "I looked at the username, and it was called 'PrisonTattoo.com,'" Ashley said.
Simone Ashley tattooed herself during lockdown with the help of an inmate's online tutorial, she recalled on Monday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
After growing tired of quarantine hobbies like baking banana bread and tie-dying during the early days of the pandemic, the 26-year-old "Bridgerton" star decided she wanted a tattoo.
Because all of Los Angeles' tattoo parlors were closed at the time, she opted to draw a design on herself using a rotary pen that she purchased online.
"It's surprisingly easy. I didn't need an ID, didn't need anything," Ashley told the host.
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Once the British actress secured the pen, she said she Google searched, "How to do a tattoo at home," and discovered a video that provided in-depth instructions on how to give oneself a tattoo.
"I was like, 'Oh, this guy is using some really interesting stuff. Then I looked at the username, and it was called 'PrisonTattoo.com,'" Ashley said.
She continued, "I looked at his videos and I was like, 'Wow, there's an inmate making videos in prison.'"
After making the revelation, Ashley continued to watch the tutorial and successfully tattooed a sphynx on the inside of her left ankle.
The "Sex Education" star pulled up her pant leg on the late-night stage to model the finished design, which Kimmel mistook for a dog.
"Well, keep practicing, I guess," he jokingly told his guest.
She responded: "I think it's pretty good!"
Ashley's visit to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" came on the heels of the "Bridgerton" season two release on Friday. The actress made her debut on the hit Regency romance series as Kate Sharma, the love interest of Anthony Bridgerton (played by British actor Jonathan Bailey).
When Kimmel asked Ashley if she's experienced heightened fame as a result of her role on the record-breaking Shondaland series, the actress said she has a "massive 'Bridgerton' billboard" with her face on it outside of her Los Angeles hotel room.
"I'm doing my work calls or whatever or having my breakfast, and it's just there," she said.