When news came out back in January 2021 that Harry Styles was dating Olivia Wilde, that was when I first seriously questioned if this young man deserved my undying devotion. Olivia always gave off an arrogant vibe I just didn’t like but I figured I was just being irrational. Then when all the drama with Don’t Worry Darling happened and Florence Pugh essentially went on strike against her own movie rather than promote it, I felt vindicated for not liking Olivia. But things with Harry must have been pretty serious, or at least he thought they were. Because while yachting in Italy, his short shorts revealed a never-before-seen tattoo on his thigh that says Olivia. There are some fans who insist it must not be about his ex and is instead a reference to the One Direction song of the same name that came out in 2015…which is not the most implausible thing I’ve ever heard but also doesn’t seem that likely.
Harry Styles once sang, “I live for you, I long for you, Olivia,” so maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that he got the name permanently tattooed on his body.
When Styles, 29, went boating in Bolsena, Italy, with James Corden, the former talk show host’s wife Julia Carey, model Jacquelyn Jablonski and more pals on Friday, July 28, he seemingly debuted a new tattoo. The former One Direction singer was spotted with ink that read “Olivia” in cursive on his thigh, according to photos published by Page Six.
The “Olivia” tattoo was positioned above a similar one that appears to read, “Colazione,” which is the Italian translation for breakfast.
While Styles — who has an expansive collection of tattoos across his chest, arms and legs — has not revealed when he got the tattoo or his inspiration, eagle-eyed fans immediately speculated that it could be a nod to his ex-girlfriend Olivia Wilde. “Olivia Wilde knowing Harry Styles got the name olivia tattooed on his body because of her,” one social media user wrote via Twitter on Sunday, July 30, alongside a GIF of Miley Cyrus‘ Hannah Montana character sleeping soundly.
Another chimed in: “Harry and Olivia were real, were in love and they clearly believed they were gonna be together forever it wasn’t fake, wasn’t PR and wasn’t a stunt you dumb f—kers.”
I’m sure Olivia Wilde is smiling smugly today. We’re going to overlook the fact that my favorite himbo has the Italian word for “breakfast” as a tattoo. For what it’s worth I think Harry likes the 1D song “Olivia” a lot because when I saw him on tour in 2018 he played it on the loudspeaker before the show began. It was the only 1D song on the pre-show playlist. And as far as boy-band music goes, it’s a good song. But I don’t think that’s the meaning behind the tattoo. Honestly, I think that tattoo was from the early days of their relationship, maybe when she was freshly post-Sudeikis. I have an inkling that as soon as the power dynamic between them shifted, it was only a matter of time before Harry lost interest. They met during the cursed production of Don’t Worry Darling when she was his director and nominally in a position of power over him (even if he is objectively the bigger star). But once that ended and he was on tour all over the world, she started trying to organize her life around him and follow him around and move her family to London… I think she was more invested in the relationship than he was. Then the media firestorm that Olivia brought on herself for lying about firing Shia LaBeouf and disrespecting Florence Pugh was the nail in the coffin. As an aside, I’d rather have the stomach flu than be stuck on a yacht with James Corden. Harry’s friendship with James is another strike against him. Perhaps it’s time for me to transfer my celebrity crush affections to Adam Driver completely.
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— Page Six (@PageSix) July 31, 2023
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All this tells me is that his taste in tattoos is as bad as his taste in women (and music).
And friends, because anyone who has Corden in his friends’ list is not really great….
He’s apparently dating Taylor Russel now. I would not describe that as bad taste in women. She’s gorgeous and super talented.
His taste in tattoos though leaves a lot to be desired. He has the most random dumb tattoos. On his big toe he tattooed big…
I’ve never seen pictures of his tattoos and I really could have lived forever without knowing he had those ridiculous leaf tattoos on his hips.
Go Olivia! You dont need to be smypathetic or clean to live your best life. You have always been messy and embraced it!
Florence Pugh is a good actress, but she is also a JDepp supporter. Olivia is not. Obviously, Olivia embellished her story about Shia and it was a stupid thing to do, but it is naive to behave as if Florence was some sort of feminist hero.
Wasn’t Florence in a relationship when she had the fling with harry. I think she was dating Zach Braff.
I never understood if she was boycotting the movie because Olivia started dating harry or if it was because Olivia started neglecting the movie. Either way the movie really celebrated her (florence) so she should’ve promoted it.
@tree
It was Olivia who claimed that Harry and flo had a fling and it was according to the nanny. So that’s not a fact. Most likely Olivia said that to cover for her own affair with Harry.. Flo and Harry don’t seem like each others types, at all.
@moderatlywealthy
I dont think anyone claimed Flo is some big feminist hero. But certainly people including olivia herself has portrayed her as some kind of great feminist. And hiring someone who is an alleged domestic abuser( and throwing the female lead under the bus whilst buttering him up) seems a tad more serious than liking a pic of one….
I’ve also seen the theory floating around on tumblr that it’s actually “Olina” which apparently is a town in Italy he likes to go on vacation to? Who even knows, but honestly he’s got so many silly tattoos this is just one more.
He could put a B in front and say it’s a tribute to Bolivia.
🤣 that’s “Wino Forever” caliber tattoo renovation
This is much more romantic than a committed relationship right?
I’m originally from Italy and I’m still laughing that this dumb himbo has breakfast tattooed on his leg 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Eh, I never felt strongly one way or another about Olivia Wilde. But when the video of Olivia talking about Miss Flo came out, I really didn’t like that. It was condescending. She publicly talked a lot about supporting women but then spoke patronizingly about her female star to Shia Labouef of all people. So yeah, that left a bad taste.
Isn’t one of Taylor Swift’s cats named Olivia? Just another theory ;)))
His sisters cat is also called Olivia 😂 ( according to his stans)
Tweet about Oppenheimer: When you’re making a bomb, it’s OK to have a little affair as a treat.
Retweet: Olivia Wilde –
I screamed.
I wish there was a better way to explain this….it was so funny.
oh, that’s good! Didnhe pull his short that low on purpose? grosses me out a bit.
I often joke that the only reason that I moved to Italy was so I can have my “colazione” in a cafe everyday. It’s a terrific way to start the day. I’m not a fan of tattoos, but if I did get one, no one would be shocked if my first was a brioche.
I know someone who taught Harry at high school back in the day. They said he’s not the sharpest tack and had a strong entitled streak and was pretty into himself. No idea if it’s true or not but that’s their opinion.
They said they found him pretty irritating as a teenager so maybe being friends with James Cordon and Olivia Wilde (both pretty polarising characters it seems) is a pattern of behaviour and he is showing us who he really is!
Or it could be entirely another Olivia 😊