Celebrity moms Ellen Adarna and Sarah Lahbati recently added new ink to their collections and spent quality time together during a fun reunion with friends.
On Instagram, Ellen gave followers a glimpse of their get-together, sharing photos and videos from the gathering, which was attended by entrepreneur and content creator Mika Lagdameo and other friends. Part of their reunion also included showing off their fresh tattoos.
During a tattoo session, Ellen chose to have two meaningful tattoos placed behind each ear, bearing the years "2018" and "2024" which are the birth years of her two children.
The year 2018 represents her son Elias, whom she shares with former partner John Lloyd Cruz, while 2024 marks the birth year of her daughter Lili with husband Derek Ramsay.
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While in the session, Ellen even appeared unfazed by the pain. In one of her Instagram Stories, she could be seen singing along to "The Freshmen" by The Verve Pipe while she was getting her new ink.
Sarah, meanwhile, got a line-art tattoo of what appeared to be a hibiscus flower, locally known as gumamela, on her back, as shared in a photo by Ellen. The new piece joins her growing collection of tattoos, which already includes several smaller designs.
Among Sarah's existing tattoos are a lotus flower on her right shoulder and the initials "ZK" on the lower part of her nape, dedicated to her children Zion and Kai.
In a previous interview with Cosmopolitan Philippines, Sarah shared the meaning behind her lotus tattoo.
“I got this lotus flower, which means rebirth and new beginnings, and that's all it's been recently. Lots of blessings. Lots of new and exciting things are happening for me. Sometimes, I catch myself [thinking], this is all happening all at once. [Life] has been amazing."
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She also has several other dainty tattoos, including a red chili or siling labuyo on her forearm, an angel on a cloud on the back of her arm, the Arabic word "iiman," which means "faith," tattooed on the side of her rib, a sun on the side of her wrist, and more.
Ellen also has a number of meaningful tattoos. Among them are the word "freedom" surrounded by birds on her right hip, a Sanskrit tattoo on her back that translates to "beautiful mess," and a longer quote about serenity on the side of her torso.
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Speaking to Preview in a previous interview, Ellen revealed that her "beautiful mess" tattoo was inspired by her father.
"My dad used to call me a beautiful mess," she explained, "I was a beautiful mess and [I] still [am one]. I got it when I was a teenager. It's my first tattoo." Ellen goes on, "Life is a beautiful mess, life is [love]."
Aside from showing off their new tattoos, Ellen also shared candid moments with Sarah throughout the reunion.
In one video, Ellen expressed amusement over how quickly her friend could get ready before heading out.
"So this is how my beautiful friend gets ready in five minutes. I don't know how she does it, but she always looks amazing, and she's out. Five-minutes, I can't even do that, how do you?" she exclaimed, talking to Sarah.
Before this latest reunion, Ellen and Sarah also delighted fans in April when they enjoyed a girls' night out with fellow actress Beauty Gonzalez. The three celebrity moms were all smiles as they shared laughs and bonded over a well-deserved break from their busy schedules.