There’s an art to making sure tattoos don’t limit your future

She had a complete mental meltdown in public, went into treatment and disappeared off stage for two months, did Sheridan Smith.

During her time off work, she learned about being bi-polar, reflected on her life — and got some tattoos. The usual images. Lotuses. Butterflies. Diamonds.

“I just covered myself,” she told the Telegraph newspaper this weekend, extending her arms for viewing purposes.