Kaye Adams' mum would have "absolutely killed her" for getting a tattoo in her honour.
Kaye Adams got the tattoo in tribute to her late mum
The 'Loose Women' star recently celebrated her 60th birthday in December by getting a design of her late mother's favourite saying whenever she was asked her age - "Over Twenty One" - inked on her skin, and she admitted her mum Cathie would have very mixed feelings.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Although I've done it for her, the irony is she'd have absolutely killed me and told me to act my age!
"She is not going to be looking down and smiling, she'll be shaking her first, but I think it would be fake outrage and deep down she'd be proud too."
The former 'Strictly Come Dancing' star had always vowed to never get a tattoo, but inspiration struck.
She explained: "Every year, until I was 59, I said never, ever would I get a tattoo. I'm not a fan and I wouldn't get a random one just for the hell of it - a bumble bee, a dolphin.
"But Over Twenty One suddenly popped into my head."
Kaye - whose mum Cathie died in 2018 one year after dad Duncan passed away - noted that the tattoo on her left forearm felt like a fitting tribute in the end.
She added: "I've got one of my mum's rings and it's lovely, but it's just not me. I sometimes look at it and feel guilty and almost disloyal and wish that I felt more of a connection with it.
"So, I guess the tattoo is a jewellery substitute - it's very much a real reminder of mum and makes me smile."
However, there was a moment when Kaye - who wanted the design to "look like a nice squiggle from a distance" - had a "real wobble" the night before getting it done.
She said: "But then I thought that it's good to do different things. I don't want to get stuck as I get older, I want to be able to change."
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