Brooke Shields and Rowan Henchy, 21, Get Matching Arm Tattoos for the New Year: 'Mother-Daughter Bonding'

Mar. 15, 2025

Brooke Shields and Rowan Henchy add to their collection of matching tattoos with dainty new ink.Photo:Variety via Getty; Brooke Shields/Instagram

Variety via Getty; Brooke Shields/Instagram

Brooke Shieldsand her daughterRowan Henchyhave a permanent bond.

On Jan. 4, Rowan, who’s Shields' oldest daughter with husbandChris Henchy, took to her Instagram Stories with a photo of their new ink, which is located on their forearms and reads “and to a party,” a phrase she wrote herself in script.

“Mother-daughter bonding,” Rowan, 21, captioned the post, which her model mom reposted with the caption, “Another matching tattoo with my bug.”

Brooke Shields/Instagram

Tattoo artist Mateo Gutierrez sharedbehind-the-scenes photosof the two’s session. His carousel includes close-up photos of their tattoos and a photo of theBlue Lagoonstar lying down seemingly after getting inked, Rowan smiling right next to her.

In his post’s caption, Gutierrez admitted that he “didn’t recognize" Shields and Rowan when they first came into their appointment. He added that he only realized who his clients were after completing his work.

Brooke Shields and daughter Rowan Henchy get tattooed at East Side Ink.Mateo Gutierrez of East Side Ink@mateo.gutierrezs@eastsideinktattoo

Mateo Gutierrez of East Side Ink@mateo.gutierrezs@eastsideinktattoo

“Sometimes it is important not to recognize the character, but to know the person. Today I had the opportunity to meet both of them (they make a good team). Thanks for the patience, trust, laughter, confidence and tranquility,” he wrote.

Brooke Shields and Rowan Henchy show off their matching tattoos.Mateo Gutierrez of East Side Ink@mateo.gutierrezs@eastsideinktattoo

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Shields and Rowan already have matchingladybug tattoosthey got in June 2021 in celebration of the latter’s high school graduation. They paid a visit to Stefano’s Tattoo Studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to get their dainty designs, which Shields got on her wrist while Rowan got hers on her ankle.

“A special graduation gift and memory with my girl. I’m so proud of you, I love you more than words can say,” Shields wrote onInstagram.

The Commence founder andMother of the Bridestar also has tattoos with her younger daughter Grier, whom she also shares with Henchy.

Brooke Shields and Grier Henchy pictured at the 2024 TriBeCa Ball.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

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On theStupid Things for Lovepodcast, Shields revealed thespecial meaning behind the art.

“When she was little, she would always just wear my shoes,” Shields shared of her youngest. “And a whole foot would fit into the toe box of my pumps. Yeah, and [she’d] go into my closet and come out and have breakfast in her diaper and high heels.”

source: people.com