ENGLAND ace Kyle Walker is well known for his love of body art and regularly shows it off on the pitch.
But some fans may not know that many of the Euro 2024 star’s tattoos have emotional reasons behind them.
Euro 2024 star Kyle Walker is well known for his passion for football.
But the England star is also known for his love of tattoos.
The sportsman’s body art includes sleeves on both arms and multiple inkings across his torso.
They reflect different parts of his life and the people who are important to him.
Speaking to Unscripted, Walker has previously revealed how each tattoo is special to him.
He said: “At the time I wanted to do it so I don’t regret it.”
When Walker kicked off his tattoo collection he started off with something simple.
The footballer opted to have his own name inked on his hand along with a star.
Man City star Walker revealed: “The first tattoo that I ever got was ‘K. Walker’ on my hand and it actually had one star.
“But I got a lot of stick for it from my friends saying ‘well, you are only one star, is that how much you rate yourself?’”
Walker has a huge tattoo inked across his right arm.
The poignant body art reads, “To the stars through difficulties”.
This inspirational phrase is likely to be as a reminder to Walker to stay focused through tough times.
Walker’s body art collection includes dedications to family members he has loved and lost.
This includes the man responsible for kicking off his brilliant football career.
My sister had a baby who passed away as well so up here I have got an angel carrying a baby (tattoo) and it says ‘God gained an angel’.
Kyle Walker
Explaining the inking, the Three Lions ace said: “I got this eye for my grandad who took me to Sheffield United and got me into football, he passed away.
“I got the eye to say that he’s always looking down on me and he guides me through a lot.”
Another heartbreaking tattoo is an angel on his right shoulder.
The footballer had this art work done as a tribute to his niece who passed away.
Kyle said: “Also, it’s a very deep one, my sister had a baby who passed away as well so up here I have got an angel carrying a baby and it says ‘God gained an angel’”.
The England ace has also got dedications to his two oldest sons, which includes a giant one across his torso.
Kyle said: “Underneath here I have my youngest boy’s birthday and my oldest son’s footprint and handprint here.”
Walker is yet to reveal if he’s had a new tattoo done to honour the birth of his youngest son Rezon, who was born in April 2024.
Both Kyle and his wife Annie Kilner have matching K tattoos on their ring fingers.
When they were going through a difficult time in the marriage in early 2024, her inking was visible as she had taken her wedding band off.
However, the couple are making a go of things again, with Annie seen supporting her husband at the Euro 2024 tournament.
