Tatt's something she'll regret: As Jesse James announces split from Kat Von D, she is stuck with inking of her former flame
Getting over a relationship usually involves throwing away old love letters and therapeutically ripping up photographs.
But Kat Von D will have to book in some laser sessions if she wants to scrub off her tattoo of former flame Jesse James.
The LA Ink star went under the needle to recreate a childhood image of Sandra Bullock's ex just days before their split.
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It's over: Kat Von D and Jesse James have split up, pictured here together in happier times in January this year, shortly after announcing their engagement
Revealed: Kat recently got a picture of James as a child tattooed on her left side
Jesse revealed today the long-distance romance caused his relationship with his fiancée to crumble.
The pair began dating in August last year, shortly after James, 42, was caught cheating on ex-wife Bullock.
They announced their engagement in January and were set to wed later this year.
The West Coast Choppers star told America's People magazine today: 'I'm so sad because I really love her.
'The distance between us was just too much.'
Jesse spoke out as a new clip emerged from her reality show, in which Kat gets a tattoo of James' face.
She surprises him with the inking, on her left side, which is of his face from a school photo.
'I'm getting his face tattooed on me and I have no idea how he's going to react,' Kat says in the clip.
He seems happy with her new ink - saying 'you're crazy,' but adds that he loves it.
Split: LA Ink star Von D announced the news via the social networking site Twitter
Since they have been together, Jesse has been living in Austin, Texas, and Von D, 29, has stayed in LA, where the tattoo parlour in her fly-on-the-wall programme is filmed.
Only last month the couple denied reports they had split and said they would still be getting married.
But posting a message on Twitter on Monday, Von D said: 'I am no longer w Jesse, and out of respect for him, his family and myself, that's all the info I'd like to share. Thanks for respecting that.'
James was dumped by Oscar-winner Bullock amid claims he had cheated on her multiple times with other women.
Von D also sent a message to James's daughter Chandler on Twitter, writing: 'Kisses to you both.'
The former couple's romance will be televised on Von D's reality show when the season premieres at the end of this month.
Ironic: Von D and and James' former relationship will be aired on her show LA Ink
Ironically during one episode, Von D discusses the strain of Jesse living in Austin, near Bullock and her 18-month-old adopted son Louis, puts upon their union.
'[It's] a long distance relationship, but we're just making it work,' Hollywood-based Von D says in an upcoming episode.
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