One direction band members tattoos

The once squeaky clean boy band have spent almost as much time in tattoo parlours as they have on stage in recent years.

With the sole exception of Niall Horan, One Direction have devoted hours to getting themselves inked from head to toe since hitting 18.

The first to hit the ink was Harry Styles, who had an outline of a star tattooed on his inner bicep as soon as he reached 18 - and his band mates were quick to follow suit.

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Their designs include the obvious, such as Zayn's illustration of girlfriend Perrie Edwards, and the cryptic, among them the feather on Liam Payne's forearm.

However, speaking in an interview with Teen Vogue, the boys opened up about the meaning of a few of their tattoos - some of it proving quite unexpected