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Nicole Richie and her daughter, Kate Madden, are a dynamic duo known for their stylish synchronicity.
On Sunday, February 8, Kate, 18, daughter of Richie, 44, and Joel Madden, showcased a fresh tattoo on Instagram inspired by her mother’s body art. The photo also highlighted her newly dyed jet-black hair, which she first unveiled in June 2025. The tattoo, a delicate design of fine line angel wings, graced her upper back, revealing a personal touch reminiscent of her mom’s ink.
Kate paired her elegant tattoo with a gold dress that featured a strappy, halter-style back adorned with butterfly accents. Another image revealed the full extent of the outfit’s details, showcasing its triangle cups and form-fitting silhouette.
Her makeup was meticulously done, featuring a luminous foundation, defined eyebrows, voluminous lashes, and softly lined pink lips. With her brunette locks parted down the middle, she opted to wear them straight and sleek.
Recently, Nicole Richie addressed the curiosity surrounding her daughter’s name change. Speaking to People on Wednesday, January 14, Richie clarified, “She prefers to go by her middle name, something she has done her entire life.” When asked about public reactions to the revelation, Richie noted, “I didn’t check, but it’s understandable…”
“🪽,” Kate captioned the post. Richie and more of their fans complimented their matching ink in the comments section.
“♥️♥️♥️,” Richie gushed weeks after clearing the air that her daughter has always gone by her middle name, Kate, rather than her first name, Harlow.
Another social media user noticed the similarities in Kate’s ink, writing, “You got the same tattoo as your mom! ❤️.” A second fan commented, “Angel wings like her mama ❤️😍.”
Richie has shown off her own angel wings in a number of backless dresses.
Back in 2012, she put her tattoos on full display at the Baby2Baby Gala in California. Her artwork features a blend of pastel colors, creating wings on both of her shoulder blades.
She also has her last name inked on the back of her neck in cursive letters, as well as a pink bow. Also in her collection is a tattoo of an anklet with a cross on it, and “Virgin” written on her wrist. Lastly, she has another cross right above her bum.
Richie previously opened up about her tattoos while making an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres show, which the host reposted via her Facebook page in September 2025.
“I got my first tattoo when I was 14,” she explained, noting she got it done in “a garage.”
“Because that turned out so great, I went back and did it a week later,” she joked. “Because I’m an idiot,” Richie continued, joking that her next tattoo was a “lovely tramp stamp” that she’s “so proud of.”
DeGeneres, 68, then questioned why Richie didn’t get her tattoo removed, to which she replied, “I really was curious [and asked], ‘What’s the process? Is it gonna hurt?’” She then learned that with the size of her cross tattoo, it would take “over a year” to remove it. “So I’m just gonna pass,” she said. “It’s there right now. It’s here with me. We’re just gonna stick together for a little while [and] see how it goes.”
Nicole Richie seemingly dropped a major clue about her and husband Joel Madden’s daughter, hinting she no longer goes by Harlow. “18 years of you ♥️🎂 @katemaddennn,” Richie, 44, wrote via Instagram on Monday, January 12, in a joint post with Madden, 46. The upload, which featured memories with their eldest child, was in honor […]
DeGeneres then quipped that tattoo artists should have “flesh-colored ink” to cover up artwork that people wanted to remove instead of having to get it lasered off.
Richie, for her part, agreed with the idea. “I would love that,” she said, noting she has a total of nine tattoos.
The former Simple Life star also shared that at that point, she was not planning to add to her collection. “The last tattoo I got was at 20,” Richie said. “Who I love the most is my family — my kids and my husband — and I’m fine to love them without drawing them on my skin.”
She added, “I don’t love anything enough to put it on my skin. I’ll just write it down. Take a photo of it. Draw it.”