Celebrity Big Brother’s Shaun Williamson reveals ‘secret’ tattoo he had in the navy so he ‘wouldn’t get bullied’

CELEBRITY Big Brother star Shaun Williamson has a secret tattoo of a tiger on his arm.

The former EastEnders actor had the inking when he joined the navy at 18 in an attempt to make sure he didn’t get bullied by the other recruits.

Shaun made the revelation during a chat with his co-star, Gogglebox’s Sandi Bogle.

Pointing to his forearm, Shaun explained: “I’ve got [a tattoo], you can see the outline of it there.

“It’s a tiger wrapped around a dagger. I got it done just before I went in the navy so I don’t get picked on.”

Shaun signed up in 1974 and was posted to HMS Raleigh, dreaming of becoming a helicopter pilot.

He explained: “I wanted to be a helicopter pilot, it was just after the Falklands war and I remember seeing Prince Andrew, the helicopter pilot who had all the girls on his arms.

“And I thought, ‘That looks good to me.’

“I applied to be a helicopter pilot and I got a place but they found out I was colour blind so I couldn’t be a helicopter pilot.”

Shaun left after just a year and went on to work in Butlins before he got his break into acting.

He is best known for his role as Barry in EastEnders and the actor still has a legion of fans.

As well as having a success in his career, The Sun revealed Barry found the love of his life in Adele Seagar.

Shaun and Adele met in 2014 and he popped the question on February 12 this year.

Sharing his happy news with friends on Facebook, he wrote: “Today I asked my Baby girl to be my Wife and she said….. YES!!!!!”

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