MILLIE BRIGHT is prepared to take her nation to the pinnacle of success.
The 29-year-old center back for the Lionesses is well enough to play for England in the opening match of Group D on Saturday against Haiti.
England captain Millie Bright boasts a brilliant tattooed arm sleeve
A Star Tattoos is accustomed to seeing Bright there on a frequent basis. Dan RossetterCredit must be given to @astartattoos on Instagram.
Due to a knee injury she sustained in March, her head coach Sarina Wiegman has announced that her captain will be able to start even though she hasn’t participated in a game since then.
“We’re happy,” Wiegman stated during a press conference. “We’re grateful.” “The strategy called for this. Millie is now ready to participate in the game because the plan was successful.
While Bright was gone from the competition, she added to the number of tattoos she already had.
The tattoo artist at A Star Tattoos, Dan Rossetter, is responsible for the design of the sleeve that can be seen on the arm of the Chelsea defender.
Millie has a half-tiger and an eye that can be found on the outside of her left forearm.
Both hold substantial meaning in their own right.
Her collaborator, Levi Crew, is responsible for the design of the eye. despite the fact that the tiger constitutes a significant component of her game. Strength. In an interview with SunSport, she said, “It’s my partner’s eye and half a tiger, my core strength with me through thick and thin.”
On her left outside forearm Bright has her partner’s eye and a tiger
The eye can be better seen nearer Bright’s wrist
Dream big
For her dreamcatcher tattoo, Bright turned designer.
On the inside of her left forearm, this ink was a dedication to her mum’s inspiring words.
Bright revealed: “I designed a dreamcatcher, my mum says dream big before every game.”
Millie’s mum Nicola paid tribute to her daughter after the Lionesses won the Euros.
She said: “The most heart-warming part of this journey is people like Millie like we do.”
A dreamcatcher represents Millie’s mum’s wise words to dream big
Owl
Bright was born in the village of Killamarsh, on the outskirts of Sheffield.
Her rural surroundings meant she grew up around horses as a kid.
There were also plenty of owls, which is a throwback to her childhood.
“An owl, memories from back home – at the stables we always had an owl which came every single year,” she said of that tattoo.
Bright’s owl represents her rural upbringing in Yorkshire
Sleeping on the job
However, when she got her owl tattoo – that took five hours to complete – she embarrassingly fell asleep.
Bright dropped into A Star Tattoos in Chessington, Greater London, back in March.
Tattoo artist Dan Rossetter filmed the action live. Which actually turned out to be a snoozefest.
Dan said: “At the beginning of the session we were having a chat, a catchup from when I’d last seen her – she was telling me about the football and bits and pieces.
“I was just about to start up the conversation again and I thought, ‘oh, I’m getting no response here’. I looked down and she’d fallen asleep.
Bright has fallen asleep when being tattooed by artist Dan Rossetter
“I was quite surprised. It was funny. My reaction must have been a picture to start off with.
“She’d wake up and say, ‘sorry about that, it must be the football'”.