INKED: How does your new VH1 show Glam God
with Vivica A. Fox work?
FOX: We moved 15 stylists into a home. They are from the
different worlds of fashion, from hair to makeup to wardrobe.
We divided them into teams and put them through tests of
styling for either a photo shoot, red carpet for MTV, red carpet
for the Oscars, and other events. We were looking for that
gem of a stylist to give them the opportunity of a lifetime. I’m
one of the judges and I’m also the host.
Let us guess: there’s drama.
Oh yeah. There are some personalities that just—whoa!
You had to go, okay baby, let’s calm down. For some people
it was like, this is my life and my big opportunity, because it
was. It was a good opportunity for them.
Have you ever had to deal with a stylist
meltdown in your personal life?
Oh sure. Are you kidding? It’s just amazing to me how
sometimes it becomes more about them than you. They
can get a little full of themselves and think they’re responsible
for your look. No baby. You help to achieve the look.
Do you try to cover your tattoos
at red carpet events ?
No. I’ve always been proud of my tattoos. I got my first tattoo
when I turned 30. It’s a little fox on my arm. I was born a fox
and I shall die one. I go to Shamrock Social Club on Sunset
Boulevard. Either Mike [Roche] or Paul [Stottler] work on me.
But I think I’ve slowed down now. Nothing traumatic has happened
to me.
You’ve talked before about the tattoo of
“Strength Courage Wisdom” that you got
after your breakup with 50 Cent.
Has he ever commented on it?
Actually, I had it removed. It hurt to get it removed and it’s a
lot more expensive. I just really felt like that chapter of my life
was over and it was time for me to move on. And I didn’t like
that it was the one I had to cover up in movies. It became a
little bit of a pain in the ass. I think it was a bit too large. It was
a chapter in my life but I looked at it and thought, I’m cool.
Do you have any tatos that we haven ’t seen?
I have one on my lower back. It’s vinery and it goes into a
rose. I love it a lot. I call it my handlebars.
