Max George has a large arm portrait of Maisie Smith and a chest date linked to Tom Parker. Photos from television, theatre and live shows also reveal extensive arm tattoos, though only some designs have a published explanation.
Max George’s Maisie Smith face tattoo
The Standard and Digital Spy identify the portrait on George’s arm as Smith, paired with a lioness. Reports say Smith chose a photo George took to the studio. The couple discussed the result on Loose Women, where George joked he had “gone in at the deep end.”
The arm tattoos shown in live performance
A Standard photo shows George singing in a grey shirt and cap, with tattoos visible on both arms. Shaded work and smaller marks cover his forearms and upper arms, but the microphone, raised arm and stage lighting hide parts of the design.
The forearm tattoo portrait in television coverage
A Newcastle Theatre Royal publicity photo shows George in a black T-shirt with both forearms exposed. It was made for The Syndicate, where he appeared with Samantha Giles and Brooke Vincent. The still view shows a large shaded composition on one arm and additional linework on the other.
Max George’s visible tattoo placement
Another Standard stage photo catches George singing with his right arm raised. Tattoos run from the exposed forearm toward the upper arm; the bent elbow, stage lights and shadows change what the frame reveals.
The Wanted era in focus
The Wanted established George’s public profile before his television and theatre work. A separate Bustle portrait from his Glee period identifies him as Clint, but serves as career context rather than tattoo evidence.
A personal detail in the reporting
In December 2024, ITV News Granada reported that George’s pacemaker incision sat just below a chest tattoo reading 04/08/1998, a date connected to his late The Wanted bandmate Tom Parker. LBC and The Independent repeated the connection in coverage of George’s recovery. The reports identify the date and its association, not the font or complete surrounding artwork.
What the published photographs establish
The arm photographs show different views of the collection, but none provides a complete inventory. The chest date is documented in news reports; the reviewed images do not give a clear close-up of it.
A changing public image
The photos span George’s live performances, television and theatre work after The Wanted. They were made for different reasons, not as a timeline of when each tattoo was added.
Where the reporting stops
The sources do not identify every arm motif or name all the artists and session dates. Clothing and stage shadows hide parts of the ink, so those details remain undocumented.