Just Tattoo of Us is an MTV UK British reality tattoo programme that follows couples, friends, or family members as they go to the Just Tattoo of Us parlour to design a tattoo for one another. Announced in November 2016 by MTV UK, the series began airing on 3 April 2017 and has aired a total of five series up to March 2020. It was then confirmed that the show would be rested to make room for new upcoming shows.
Summary The show follows Charlotte Crosby and Stephen Bear as they open the doors to the 'Just Tattoo of Us' tattoo parlour in London. In each episode, pairs of friends, family members, or couples enter the parlour and explain to Bear and Crosby their relationship and the reasoning behind entering the show. They then individually visit the tattoo artist who has made a design for the other person based on a brief previously sent in. However, in this parlour, everyone who arrives will be getting a tattoo but will not have any say in what it is, as it will be designed by their friend, partner or family member who they came with, and the same will be done the other way round. After the designs are finished, everyone comes together for the reveal where the tattoos are finally seen. The participants then give their feedback on their tattoo, and Crosby and Bear also share their opinions.
Cast This is a list of current and former presenters and tattooists on MTV's Just Tattoo of Us.
Key = Presenter = Tattooist = Guest presenter
Cast memberSeasons 1 2 3 4 5 Presenters Stephen Bear colspan="2" colspan="3" Charlotte Crosby colspan="5" Scotty T colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="2" Matt Richardson colspan="4" Danny Robinson colspan="4" Charl Davies colspan="2" colspan="2" Aaron Chalmers colspan="3" Joey Essex colspan="3" colspan="2" Chloe Ferry colspan="3" colspan="2" Lateysha Grace colspan="3" colspan="2" Nathan Henry colspan="3" Josh Ritchie colspan="3" colspan="2" Olivia Attwood colspan="4" Charlotte Dawson colspan="4" Artists Atom colspan="2" colspan="3" Charl Davies colspan="5" Jodie Davies colspan="4" Cally-Jo colspan="4" Danny Robinson colspan="4" John Smith colspan="2" Jennafer Lee colspan="2" colspan="2" Jason Best colspan="2" colspan="3" Hue Nguyen colspan="2" colspan="3" Freddie Albrighton colspan="4" colspan="1" Emma Callaghan colspan="4" colspan="1" Jade Chanel P colspan="4" colspan="1" Jamie Winters colspan="4" colspan="1"
Guest Presenters (episode they presented)
Danny Robinson (Series 1 Episode 8) Matt Richardson (Series 1 Episode 9) Charl Davies (Series 3 Episode 2)
Guest Co-Presenters (episode(s) they co-presented with Charlotte Crosby)
Josh Ritchie (Series 4 Episode 1, Series 4 Episode 5, Series 4 Episode 10) Charl Davies (Series 4 Episode 2) Chloe Ferry (Series 4 Episode 3, Series 4 Episode 7) Joey Essex (Series 4 Episode 4, Series 4 Episode 8) Aaron Chalmers (Series 4 Episode 6, Series 4 Episode 12) Lateysha Grace (Series 4 Episode 9, Series 5 Episode 1+2) Nathan Henry (Series 4 Episode 11)
Development and production In November 2016, MTV and Charlotte Crosby announced, via social media, a new reality tattoo series titled Just Tattoo of Us, presented by Stephen Bear and Crosby. The series was filmed in early 2017 for a 3 April broadcast. It was announced on This Morning that Crosby and Bear had decided to take part in the series as well by designing a tattoo for each other on the final episode of the series.
It was announced on 24 April 2017 that MTV had ordered a second series of Just Tattoo of Us. The second series began filming on 20 May 2017. It was also confirmed that Charlotte and Stephen would be returning as hosts. The second series began airing on 2 October 2017 and concluded on 4 December 2017.
It was confirmed that Just Tattoo of Us would return for a third series in 2018. It was announced that Stephen Bear would be replaced by Scotty T in series three. The third series began airing on 21 May 2018 and concluded on 23 July 2018. It also marked the first series to broadcast the episodes in non-chronological order.
It was confirmed that Just Tattoo of Us would return for a fourth series at the end of 2018. It was also confirmed that Charlotte Crosby would present alongside special guest presenters due to Scotty T quitting the show to rejoin Geordie Shore. The guest presenters included: Josh Ritchie, Aaron Chalmers, Chloe Ferry, Nathan Henry, Lateysha Grace, Joey Essex and Charl Davies. The fourth series began airing on 29 October 2018. For the first time in the shows history, this series was split in two. The final episode of part one aired on 3 December 2018, and the first episode of part two aired on 1 April 2019 and concluded on 6 May 2019.
Episodes Series overview
Series 1 (2017) It was announced in November 2016 that MTV had announced that Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby and Ex on the Beach star Stephen Bear would present a new reality tattoo show to air in 2017, the first series began airing on MTV on 3 April and concluded on 29 May 2017.
Ratings (series 1) Episode Date Official MTV rating MTV weekly rank Official MTV+1 rating Total MTV viewers Episode 1 3 April 2017 523,000 2 17,000 540,000 Episode 2 10 April 2017 461,000 2 33,000 494,000 Episode 3 17 April 2017 382,000 2 30,000 412,000 Episode 4 24 April 2017 301,000 2 35,000 336,000 Episode 5 1 May 2017 330,000 2 36,000 366,000 Episode 6 7 May 2017 330,000 2 36,000 366,000 Episode 7 14 May 2017 315,000 2 28,000 343,000 Episode 8 22 May 2017 330,000 2 25,000 355,000 Episode 9 29 May 2017 264,000 2 4,000 268,000 Series average 360,000 2 27,000 387,000
Series 2 (2017) It was announced on 24 April 2017 that MTV had ordered a series to air later in the year. It was also confirmed that Charlotte and Stephen would both return as host for the second series, filming began on 20 May 2017. It was confirmed that all the tattooists would be returning. The second series will begin on 2 October 2017. The second series will see a new Tattooist Jen join the show. Series two was the last series to have Stephen Bear as presenter due to him leaving the show at the end of filming for the second series.
Ratings (series 2) Episode Date Official MTV rating MTV weekly rank Official MTV+1 rating Total MTV viewers Episode 1 2 October 2017 162,000 3 5,000 167,000 Episode 2 9 October 2017 235,000 3 3,000 238,000 Episode 3 16 October 2017 181,000 4 5,000 186,000 Episode 4 23 October 2017 257,000 2 257,000 Episode 5 30 October 2017 193,000 2 17,000 210,000 Episode 6 6 November 2017 214,000 2 13,000 227,000 Episode 7 13 November 2017 186,000 2 186,000 Episode 8 20 November 2017 196,000 1 196,000 Episode 9 27 November 2017 181,000 2 7,000 188,000 Episode 10 4 December 2017 181,000 2 17,000 198,000 Series average 198,600 9,571 205,300
Series 3 (2018) It was announced on 14 August 2017 that Just Tattoo of Us was renewed for a third series. The series will begin to air on 21 August 2018. Charlotte Crosby who will be returning for her third series. The third series will see Scotty T join the show as Charlotte's co-presenter due to Bear quitting the series in Series Two. The third series will also see a 2 new Tattooists Hue & Jason join the show, replacing Atom & John.
The episodes in this series were not broadcast in chronological order as seen in the table below.
Series 4 (2018–2019) Series four began airing on 29 October 2018, with Charlotte Crosby returning to present the show alongside special guest presenters as Scotty T quit the show (to rejoin Geordie Shore). The guest presenters will include Josh Ritchie, Aaron Chalmers, Chloe Ferry, Nathan Henry, Lateysha Grace, Joey Essex and Charl Davies. Stefan-Pierre Tomlin, also known as Mr Tinder for his most right-swiped status on the dating app, starred in the opening episode. The tattoo artist line-up will be similar to the third series however Jennafer Lee has quit the show and will be replaced by returning artist John Smith.
Series 5 (2019–2020) Series five began on 18 November 2019, Charlotte Crosby returns to present the show alongside special guest presenters again, returning guest presenters from the fourth series are Josh Ritchie, Chloe Ferry, Lateysha Grace and Joey Essex. Charlotte Dawson and Olivia Attwood will join the cast as new guest presenters. The fifth series saw the biggest change in the tattoo artist line-up with Cally-Jo, Danny Robinson, Jodie Davies and John Smith all leaving the show, with the only returning artists from Series Four being Charl Davies, Hue Nguyen and Jason Best. They are joined by 4 new artists; Emma Callaghan, Freddie Albrighton, Jade Chanel and Jamie Winters.
Also the series added a twist titled "Stick or Twist" where the client could stick with their chosen tattoo or twist and have a completely random unknown tattoo designed by the artist, this could either be better or worse than the original design.
International versions Country Local title Host(s) Network Premiere / Air dates Germany Just Tattoo of Us Elena MirasMike Heiter TVNOW 3 August 2020 – present NetherlandsBelgium Just Tattoo of Us Benelux Jaimie VaesKoen Kardashian MTV United States How Far Is Tattoo Far? Nico TortorellaNicole "Snooki" PolizziJustina Valentine (season 2) MTV 11 October 2018 – 3 October 2019
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