Troubled Sheridan bares her heart on her tattooed sleeve
SHE has had an emotionally turbulent year, culminating in a very public meltdown.
Now actress Sheridan Smith has unveiled a dramatic new look that may shock her fans, with a sea of tattoos covering her hand and arm.
One design is a tribute to her father, whose death from cancer triggered her ‘falling apart’, and says simply: ‘Daddy’s Girl.’ She admitted his passing hit her hard, causing her to ‘self-medicate’ with alcohol and sensationally quit the West End show Funny Girl.
Sheridan has also had a rose tattoo on the back of her left hand, a large, intricate floral pattern on her right shoulder, and a diamond inked on to her finger, among several other tattoos. All are visible as she dons a sleeveless dress on a Sheridan special on UTV at 9pm tonight.
The transformation from her former ‘girl-next-door’ image may be attributed to her rumoured romance with American hairstylist and model Graham Nation, who is also heavily tattooed – although on tonight’s show, she insists she is single.
The 36-year-old actress also discusses her emotional troubles for the first time on TV, and makes light of them by singing Gnarls Barkley’s hit Crazy.
‘I can’t ignore it, you’ve probably read about it. I had a bad year last year with my dad passing away... but you come out the other side stronger.
‘I just thought, I’ll give a little tongue-in-cheek wink to the fact that I lost my mind a bit. But I’m back!’