Nicola Sturgeon reveals first tattoo and her mum's response when she found out
NICOLA STURG-INK Nicola Sturgeon reveals first tattoo and her mum's response when she found out
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NICOLA Sturgeon showed off some new ink after getting her first ever tattoo.
The former First Minister guest-starred at the Women of the World show at the Edinburgh Fringe on Wednesday.
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Nicola Sturgeon revealed she got her first ever tattoo on her wrist
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And at the end of the event, she revealed that she has fulfilled an "ambition" of getting a tattoo - which is on her wrist.
Ms Sturgeon described the ink as an infinity symbol with an arrow on the end, STV News reports.
She also revealed her mum's reaction when she found out.
The ex-SNP leader said: "Here's an ambition I've always had that I've fulfilled recently.
"I got a tattoo. When I phoned my mother to tell her, she thought I was kidding."
The 55-year-old added: "It's a symbol of strength. It means something to me."
Ms Sturgeon also said that she was planning to write a fiction novel after retiring from politics next year.
However, she said the book "may never see the light of day" as it would likely be some kind of political thriller.
She joked: "The problem is there are too many people I'd want to kill. There'd be a murder on every second page."
It comes as Ms Sturgeon's memoir 'Frankly' is set to hit book stores during its release on August 14.
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We told how civil servants spent a month poring over the memoir for potentially reputation-damaging stories.
The book was submitted to the Scottish Government under vetting rules requiring ex-ministers not to write negatively about officials.
Documents reveal four copies of 'Frankly' were handed over and will be 'securely held' to avoid leaks before its release.
Ms Sturgeon's spokeswoman previously said she was 'looking forward' to her autobiography's launch.
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