Tom Hardy gave fans a glimpse of his extensive tattoo collection while enjoying a relaxing day at the beach with his wife, Charlotte Riley, in Barbados recently.
The 48-year-old actor, known for his role as the supervillain Venom in the Marvel movies, was seen wearing UFC shorts as he took a refreshing swim with his 44-year-old actress wife.
Hardy’s body art, which comprises over 30 tattoos, symbolizes important milestones, people, and places in his life.
Among the visible ink on his chest were the Italian words “padre fiero,” meaning “proud father,” alongside a Union Jack and the Marine Corps number honoring his best friend’s father.
One notable tattoo on his bicep reads “Leo knows all,” a result of a friendly wager with Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio, 51, predicted Hardy would receive an Oscar nod for his role in “The Revenant,” which Hardy initially doubted.
During this rare outing on the Caribbean shores, Hardy sported a full beard and black aviator sunglasses, while his wife Charlotte donned a bikini.
He was seen smearing sun cream onto his body while perched on a sunbed.
Tom Hardy showcased his array of body ink as he kicked back on the beach with his wife Charlotte Riley on a family holiday in Barbados yesterday
The actor, 48, who plays supervillain Venom in the Marvel film franchise, was shirtless in a pair of branded UFC shorts as he took a dip in the sea with his actress partner, 44
Tom Hardy has more than 30 tattoos covering much of his upper body, with each piece representing significant life events, people and places
Charlotte, who met Tom on the set of Wuthering Heights in 2008, wore a mismatched black bikini top with a pair of printed bottoms for their beach outing.
The Peaky Blinders actress went make-up free and wore her brown hair swept up into a bun on top of her head.
The couple were seen having a chat while paddling in the sea together, looking totally at ease as they relaxed on the sun-soaked break.
Charlotte gave birth to their first child – a daughter – late in 2015, followed in late 2018 by the birth of their second child, a son.
She is also a stepmother to Tom’s eldest son, Louis Thomas, from his previous relationship with Rachael Speed.
The actress recently revealed how her Hollywood hardman husband wooed her with ‘a really decent cup of tea’.
The couple have been married for 12 years after falling for each other on the set of the TV adaptation of the Emily Brontë classic.
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Tom was seen spraying protective mist onto his body while perched on a sunbed at the beach
Visible on his torso were the words padre fiero, which means proud father in Italian, a Union Flag on his pec and the Marine Corps number of his best friend’s father
The actor was sporting a full beard and pair of black aviator shades during the rare appearance with his bikini-clad wife on the Caribbean island
Tom was seen wading into the sea in his black and grey patterned UFC branded shorts
The couple, who met on the set of Wuthering Heights in 2008, chatted while cooling off in the water
The pair were seen having a chat while paddling in the sea together, looking totally at ease as they relaxed on the sun-soaked break
Charlotte is also a stepmother to Tom’s eldest son, Louis Thomas, from his previous relationship with Rachael Speed
Charlotte gave birth to their first child – a daughter – late in 2015, followed in late 2018 by the birth of their second child, a son
In between rehearsing for their steamy scenes as Heathcliff and Cathy, Charlotte recalled how a conversation with Tom about their shared northern roots kick-started their romance.
‘He made me a really decent cup of tea. Strong. There’s not much point if the spoon doesn’t stand up,’ she recalled of her first impressions of Tom.
‘And he told me that his mother was northern. So I thought, all right then. When somebody can give as good as they get, you know you’re in for a good time.’
Charlotte was also quick to point out Tom’s easy-going nature on set, insisting that contrary to reports, he is not ‘some sort of Method actor… He was just his cheeky-chappy self’.
The actress said she had her future husband laughing with her own cheeky banter, as she recalled one memorable moment from the Wuthering Heights set.
‘We were talking about it the other day. There’s that famous line? “Whatever our souls are made of, yours and mine are the same,” she told The Sunday Times Style Magazine.
‘We shot it in a tiny church on the moors and it was beautiful. We were sitting in a pew and I had to turn to Tom and say my line. And he absolutely died laughing.
‘Because when you say it with my northern accent, it sounds like, “Whatever a**eholes are made of…” And that was it, we were gone for the rest of the day. I do need to get a tattoo of that.’
In between rehearsing for their steamy scenes as Heathcliff and Cathy, Charlotte recalled how a conversation with Tom about their shared northern roots kickstarted their romance
Their version of Wuthering Heights raised eyebrows thanks to the pair’s bond, which was plain for all to see during filming.
Reflecting on the TV adaptation, director Coky Giedroyc shared recently how she had to keep interrupting scenes involving Tom and Charlotte.
She told The Sunday Times Culture Magazine: ‘The chemistry was amazing. It got very steamy, to the extent that I had to keep yelling, “Cut!”‘
Charlotte is set to star in BBC drama Babies, which follows the lives of two couples as they navigate pregnancy, miscarriage, grief and dating. The six-part series will air from March 30.
Meanwhile, Tom is currently shooting the second season of Guy Ritchie’s hit series Mobland.
