The pop singer-turned-reality TV star recently began the long process of having her body art painstakingly removed by lasers, admitting she was drunk when she had most of the designs inked.

And now Osbourne admits she had most of the needlework done just to create a rift between her and her famous parents Ozzy and Sharon.

She tells Us Weekly magazine, ""(Tattoos were) my way of self-harming, because I knew it would upset my mum and dad... One of them (tattoos) is a keyboard, and I don't even know how to play the piano.""