DWTS' Ezra Sosa and Julia Stiles Reveal Matching Tattoos After Show
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Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa saved their last DWTS memory for after the ballroom.
The Save the Last Dance star and her partner marked the emotional end of their Dancing With the Stars run with multiple tattoos to commemorate the bond that propelled them to snag eighth place in the competition.
Following their elimination on Nov. 3’s Disney Night, Sosa displayed their identical wrist tattoos of eight miniature stars in a Nov. 5 video captioned, "One star for every time we got to dance."
In addition to the constellation, the 25-year-old had a chair inked on his ribs. The illustration represents the iconic prop Stiles danced with in her 2001 film, which became an integral part of their jazz routine recreating the scene for the ABC show.
For her part, the 10 Things I Hate About You actress added "diva check" in cursive script on her body. Replying to a fan's comment asking what the phrase meant, Sosa explained, "It’s how I’d ask how she was doing everyday."
And the sweet tribute was in the works early into the duo's training.
"It was probably one of our first discussions. We're like, 'so the tattoos,' but we don't know what we're gonna get yet," Sosa told E! News in September. "We're just gonna let the season unfold, and then we'll see what the tattoo is."
In fact, the choreographer has an affinity for tattooing a souvenir after each season he’s competed in as a pro.
It began when he got "nothing" scripted on his back as a reference to partner Anna Delvey's memorable comment regarding what she planned to take away from season 33.
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More than just a one-liner, Sosa explained on Instagram at the time that the quote was "about accepting every part of the journey and moving on with a sense of clarity, knowing it's all part of my story on my terms."
The following season, Sosa and gymnast Jordan Chiles got coordinating "just married" tattoos to continue the tradition, playing off speculation that they might have become a romantic item during season 34.
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