MAFS’ Stacey Hampton hits back after being trolled for her stomach tattoo

Married At First Sight’s Stacey Hampton has hit back after being viciously trolled for her stomach tattoo.

The 26-year-old reality TV star responded to a fan asking why she’d consider getting a large ink on Instagram on Thursday after she showed off the tattoo while modelling a series of bikinis.

‘So pretty but don’t get why all the tattoos,’ the fan commented.

Stacey explained: ‘It’s a tribute to my brother. I’m actually sick of repeating myself. He died when I was pregnant.’

On Thursday, Stacey showed off her many tattoos, including a woman’s face on the side of her left thigh, as she modelled a series of bikinis on Instagram.

On the front of her right thigh, she has what appears to be a row of three butterflies in flight.

But most prominent is her stomach tattoo, with the former reality star having previously spoken about its significance.  

In a YouTube video back in April, Stacey revealed that she got the eye-catching tattoo as a tribute to her late brother. 

‘My stomach tattoo is very sentimental. When my brother died, I was pregnant with my firstborn. So after he was born I got a tribute on my stomach,’ she explained.

She confessed people will often ask her about the intricate tattoo, even though she tries to ‘hide’ it. 

The tattoo features a geometric design, with her brother’s name scrawled in the middle, above the words ‘forever young’. 

Stacey explained that she’s self-conscious about the tattoo because it’s so deeply personal, and admitted she tries to keep it covered up.

‘I may or may not post a close-up one day, but it’s very sentimental to me. Even with bikinis, I’ll wear a one-piece or put a sarong over it,’ she added at the time. 

Stacey is a single mum to two young sons, Kosta, five, and Kruz, three.